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.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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