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 ''Arachis villosulicarpa'' is a perennial peanut species, which is cultivated by indigenous people in Mato Grosso, a state of Brazil. Its wild progenitor is thought to be '' Arachis pietrarellii''. Although it is related to the common peanut, ''A ...

'', 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 ''Macrotyloma geocarpum'' is also known as the ground bean, geocarpa groundnut, Hausa groundnut, or Kersting's groundnut. In French, it is often called ''la lentille de terre''. ''M. geocarpum'' is an herbaceous annual plant and a crop of mino ...

'', 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 ''Conopodium majus'' is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the celery family, Apiaceae. Its underground part resembles a chestnut and is sometimes eaten as a wild or cultivated root vegetable. The plant has many English names (many of them ...

'', called the kippernut among many other names ** ''

Panax trifolius ''Panax trifolius'', commonly called dwarf ginseng, is a plant native to the Northeastern and Appalachian regions of North America. It is found in low mesic woods with acidic soils. It produces an umbel of white flowers in late spring. This s ...

'', or dwarf ginseng

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