peanut

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  1. noun A prostrate southern Brazilian plant (Arachis hypogaea) widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions, having yellow flowers on stalks that bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.
  2. noun The edible, nutlike, oily seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil. Also called regionally goober, goober pea.
  3. noun A peanut-shaped piece of polystyrene, used in cushioning items during shipment.
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  • The first of these, an intricate tale of the “African groundnut scheme,” in which the plant Americans know as the peanut was introduced to Tanzania in an attempt to address regional hunger and economic need, established a couple of expectations which Dyson spent the remainder of the evening fulfilling. —  Strange Horizons, Dec '01
  • National health officials say brand-name peanut butter on store shelves is safe, but products ranging from crackers to ice cream that contain peanut butter should be avoided. —  News
  • (CBS) A former employee of the Georgia peanut plant at the center of a criminal investigation in a nationwide salmonella outbreak says he saw a rat dry-roasting in a peanut area. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • A former employee of the Georgia peanut plant at the center of a criminal investigation in a nationwide salmonella outbreak says he saw a rat dry-roasting in a peanut area. —  Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
  • (ARA) - Frolicking in the trees, foraging for acorns on the ground, even begging for a peanut or two at your back deck -- squirrels can be cute as dickens.
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peanut:   peanuts
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