I am allergic to Peanuts. It is known for its edible seeds called a legume crop.
Oh, really? That's interesting, I like some peanut butter!
Peanut butter is very popular. My kids enjoy eating it all the time.
Yes, I just enjoy the taste, but always need milk close by.
I'm sure, it is rather sticky. I have heard that it is closely related in taste to walnuts and almonds.
Yes, they do have similar taste notes. But, I rarely buy different nut forms in a spread, not sure why.
with 38% of the world total. Atypically among legume crop plants, peanut pods develop underground (geocarpy) rather than aboveground. With this characteristic in mind, the botanist Linnaeus named the species "hypogaea," which means "under the earth."
As a legume, the peanut belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae; this is also known as Leguminosae, and commonly known as the "bean," or "pea," family. Like most other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root
Peanut
The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober (US), or monkey nut (UK), and taxonomically classified as "Arachis hypogaea," is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers. It is classified as both a grain legume and, due to its high oil content, an oil crop. World annual production of shelled peanuts was 44 million tonnes in 2016, led by China