More about peanut. 1  agriculture of The Gambia (in The Gambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing) 2  cultivation in Asia (in origins of agriculture: Land use) 3  description and classification (in groundnut) 4  dispersal of seed and fruit (in seed and fruit: Self-dispersal) 5  nutritive value (in human nutrition: Legumes)
(pÃ¤rch) v. parched, parchÂ·ing, parchÂ·es. v.tr. 1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See Synonyms at dry. 2. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.
In Roman mythology the three Moirai are the Parcae or Fata, plural of fatum meaning prophetic declaration, oracle, or destiny. The English words fate (native wyrd) and fairy (magic, enchantment), are both derived from fata, fatum .