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The peanut, or Grounnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico and Central America. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50 cm (1 to 1½ ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with four leaflets (two opposite pairs; no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 1 to 7 cm (⅜ to 2¾ in) long and 1 to 3 cm (⅜ to 1 inch) broad. The flowers are a typical peaflower in shape, 2 to 4 cm (¾ to 1½ in) across, yellow with reddish veining. After pollination, the fruit develops into a legume 3 to 7 cm (1 to 2 in) long containing 1 to 4 seeds, which forces its way underground to mature.

Trivia about peanut

  • Sugars from this "brittle" & "butter" legume provide steady energy to the brain
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Taylor Grocery here in Mississippi fries catfish in oil made from this legume, widely grown in the South; it can be heated to high temperatures without smoking
  • A butter made from this nut (really a legume) was developed in 1890 & promoted as a health food at the 1904 World's Fair
  • In Ghana a dumpling called fufu is served with a soup made of the groundnut known here as this
  • Kimbunda speakers know nguba, from which we get goober, means this
  • A 13-foot-tall one of these stands on the highway near the city limits of Plains, Georgia
  • Georgia produces 45% of the nation's supply of this legume

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