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AMPHICARPA BRACTEATA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
Synonyms:
Amphicarpa bracteata; Amphicarpaea bracteata; hog peanut; wild peanut
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Amphicarpa bracteata" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Amphicarpa bracteata" is a member of...):
Amphicarpa; Amphicarpaea; genus Amphicarpa; genus Amphicarpaea (very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut)