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Peanuts WilsonPeanut Peanut Legume cultivated as a grain and oil crop This article is about the crop. For other uses, see Peanut (disambiguation). "Goober peas" redirects here. For the folk song, see Goober Peas. The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut,[a][2] goober (US),[3] goober pea,[4] pindar (US)[3] or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds, contained in underground pods. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as a grain legume[5] and as an oil crop.[6] Underground fruiting (geocarpy) is atypical among legumes, which led botanist Carl Linnaeus to name the species hypogaea, from Greek 'under the earth'.[7] Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...… (Source: Wikipedia)
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