noun
- plural of earthpea; a legume plant (genus Apios) with edible tubers, native to North America.
Usage: Also called groundnut or Indian potato in some regions.; Primarily botanical or regional usage.
Examples
- The Native Americans cultivated earthpeas as a staple food source.
- Earthpeas grow underground and produce small, nutritious tubers.
- Foragers sometimes search for wild earthpeas in woodlands and meadows.
- The earthpeas were harvested in autumn when the tubers reached full size.