groundnut, also peanut

groundnut, also peanut
فُسْتُق عبيد \ groundnut, also peanut: an edible nut that grows in a shell under the ground. \ See Also فُول سُودانِيّ

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  • Peanut oil — ( arachis oil) is an organic oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. In the UK it is marketed as Groundnut Oil . In Telugu (the second most widely spoken language in India) it is called Verusanaga… …   Wikipedia

  • Groundnut — can mean: Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the Faboideae subfamily of the legumes: Arachis villosulicarpa Bambara groundnut Hausa groundnut Peanut Roots and tubers: Apios americana Conopodium majus Dwarf ginseng See… …   Wikipedia

  • groundnut — Peanut Pea nut, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [1913 Webster] Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peanut — Pea nut, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [1913 Webster] Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Groundnut — Ground nut (ground n[u^]t ), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[ae]a} (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peanut — For other uses, see Peanut (disambiguation). Peanut Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • peanut — /pee nut , neuht/, n. 1. the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 2. the plant itself. 3. any small or insignificant person or thing. 4.… …   Universalium

  • groundnut — /grownd nut /, n. 1. Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber. 2. any of several other plants… …   Universalium

  • peanut — /ˈpinʌt / (say peenut) noun 1. Also, groundnut. the fruit (pod) or the edible seed of Arachis hypogaea, a leguminous plant native to Brazil, the pod of which is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 2. the plant. 3. (plural) Colloquial… …  

  • peanut oil — Oil extracted from the kernels of one or more cultivated varieties of Arachis hypogaea (family Leguminosae); used as a solvent for intramuscular injections and in the preparation of foods. SYN: arachis oil. * * * pea·nut oil pē nət n a colorless… …   Medical dictionary

  • Bambara groundnut — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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