goober

4 definitions found

goober - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Goober \Goo"ber\, n.
     A peanut. [Southern U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
     The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypog[ae]a
     ); also, the plant itself, which is widely
     cultivated for its fruit.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
           three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
           soil. Called also earthnut, groundnut, and
           goober.
           [1913 Webster]

goober - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  goober
      n 1: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
           `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn:
           peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut,
           monkey nut]

goober - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "goober":
     Brazil nut, almond, almond paste, amande, amande douce,
     amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond,
     goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe,
     noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut butter, salted peanuts,
     sweet almond