Definition of Monkey nut

1. Noun. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms.

Exact synonyms: Earthnut, Goober, Goober Pea, Groundnut, Peanut
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Arachis Hypogaea, Peanut, Peanut Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monkey Nut

monkey boys
monkey bread
monkey breads
monkey bridge
monkey business
monkey diseases
monkey dog
monkey flip
monkey hand
monkey humping a football
monkey in the middle
monkey jacket
monkey jackets
monkey ladder
monkey malaria
monkey nut (current term)
monkey on one's back
monkey patch
monkey patched
monkey patches
monkey patching
monkey pinscher
monkey pod
monkey puzzle
monkey see, monkey do
monkey trail
monkey trails
monkey trap
monkey wrench
monkey wrenches

Literary usage of Monkey nut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1889)
"Amongst these I was struck by the excessively large proportion of monkey nut oil, while, on the other hand, olive oil was conspicuous by its absence, ..."

2. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"By Quarrel, out of Reeves' Rose, by monkey nut, out of Maggie, by Rustic King, out of Alice; monkey nut by Monkey Brand ..."

3. Friends' Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1858)
"The tree of the monkey-nut is a palm. The rude resemblance to the face of a monkey having given a name to the nut, the likeness of the leal to the palm of ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"GROUND NUT (Earth Nut, Pistache de Terre, monkey nut, Pea Nut, Manilla Nut), in botany, the fruit or pod of Arachis ..."

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