• (n.) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum. • (n.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground • (n.) The peanut. See Peanut. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/earthnut/
(Conopodium majus), European plant of the carrot family (Apiaceae), so called because of its edible tubers. It grows in woods and fields in the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/3
Earth'nut` noun (Botany) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground ; as to: (a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum . (b) The peanut. See Peanut . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/3