Groundnut may refer to: * Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

subfamily of the legumes: ** ''

Arachis hypogaea The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large ...

'', the peanut ** '' Arachis villosulicarpa'', a perennial peanut species ** ''

Vigna subterranea ''Vigna subterranea'' (common names: Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut, Bambara bean, manicongo, Congo goober, earth pea, ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Its name is derived from the Bambara ethnic group. The plan ...

'', the Bambara groundnut ** '' Macrotyloma geocarpum'', the Hausa groundnut * Roots and tubers: ** ''

Apios americana ''Apios americana'', sometimes called the American groundnut, potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato, hodoimo, America-hodoimo, cinnamon vine, or groundnut (not to be confused with other plants in the subfamily Faboideae sometimes known by that na ...

'', the American groundnut or potato-bean ** '' Conopodium majus'', called the kippernut among many other names ** '' Panax trifolius'', or dwarf ginseng

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