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.
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops. 2. an extended shortage: a drought of good writing. 3. Archaic. thirst. Also, drouth.