Arachis hypogaea
n 1: widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and
warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over
to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn:
{peanut}, {peanut vine}, {Arachis hypogaea}]
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
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth
chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}.
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Hypogaeic \Hyp`o*g[ae]"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. gai^a, gh^,
earth.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut
({Arachis hypog[ae]a}).
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{Hypog[ae]ic acid} (Chem.), an acid in the oil of the
earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from
which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance.
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Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
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Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and
{goober}.
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Pindal \Pin"dal\, Pindar \Pin"dar\, n. [D. piendel.] (Bot.)
The peanut ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); -- so called in the West
Indies.
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