noun
a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
• Syn: ↑genus Arachis
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑family Fabaceae, ↑legume family, ↑pea family
• Member Meronyms: ↑peanut, ↑peanut vine, ↑Arachis hypogaea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.