ground pea (groundpe)

The peanut. Sportsman's Gazetteer. ground-pearl (ground'pèrl), n . A scale-insect of the Bahamas, Marg a rodes formic arum , living under ground and acquiring a calcareous shell like covering, somewhat like that of a mollusk. It is used for making necklaces by the natives, whence the name. ground-pig (ground'pig), n . 1. Same as ground hog , 2.-2. Same as ground - rat . ground-pigeon (ground'pijon), n. Same as ground - dove ( b ). ground-pine (ground'pin), n. 1. A tufted, spreading herbaceous plant of the genus Ajuga ( A. Chamæpitys ), natural order Labiatæ , formerly cla ed among the germanders, and said to be called pine from its resinous smell.-2. One of several species of Lycopodium , or club-mo , especially L. clavatum , the common club-mo , a long creeping evergreen plant found in healthy pastures and dry woods in Great Britain and North America. It is also called running - pine and ground - fir. Another species is L. dendroideum, a graceful tree-shaped evergreen plant, about 8 inches high, growing in moist woods in North America.