Define the word Arachis hypog[ae]a"Arachis hypogaea" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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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"Arachis hypogaea" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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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"Arachis hypogaea" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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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"Arachis hypogaea" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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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"Arachis hypogaea" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Arachis hypogaea
n : 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]
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