ground pea

English

Noun

ground pea (plural ground peas)

1. (chiefly Southern US) A peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
2. (chiefly Northeastern US) Apios americana, a climbing vine of eastern North America.

References

1. Elaine Nowick, compiler (2015), “G”, in Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, with Scientific Names Index, volume 1 (Common Names), Lincoln, Nebraska: Zea Books, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries, →ISBN, page 177: “Ground pea – Apios americana Medik., […] Arachis hypogaea) […]”