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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
earthnut is a noun meaning "any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe". It carries 4 recorded senses.
any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for earthnut come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.