earthnut
Edible underground tuber
Earthnut refers to various plants with edible underground parts—tubers, roots, or nutlike growths.
The word applies to the peanut in some regions, to certain European plants with tuberous roots, and to the chufa or tiger nut.
The common thread is edible parts harvested from the earth: Children dug for earthnuts along the hedgerow.
Wild edible tuber
- tigernutEdible sedge tuber
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- edibleSafe to consume
woodland · hedgerow · starchy · nutty · wild · digging · foraged · perennial
Peanut or dimwit
- legumePod-producing plant family
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- shellHard outer covering
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
salted · butter · oil · snack · protein · crunchy · boiled · raw
Brought into one place
- woodlandForested land area
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- diggingRemoving earth below
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
subsistence · bushcraft · survival · edible · roots · uncultivated · traditional · countryside
pignut
Wild edible tuber
- tigernutEdible sedge tuber
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
edible · woodland · hedgerow · starchy · nutty · wild · digging · foraged · perennial · taproot
goober
Peanut or dimwit
roasted · salted · butter · oil · snack · protein · crunchy · boiled · raw · blanched
gathered
Brought into one place
seasonal · subsistence · bushcraft · survival · edible · roots · uncultivated · traditional · countryside · rambling
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- earthenMade of clay
loamy · dirt · humus · burrowing · hypogean · rooting · depth · dark · moist · organic