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.
Parched Corn. Parching corn was yet another way folks made use of the dried corn they had gathered from their fields to feed themselves and their animals through the winter months.The little girl in the photo-is Granny standing by her Mother, Gazzie, who is holding Lucky-Granny's youngest brother.arching corn was yet another way folks made use of the dried corn they had gathered from their fields to feed themselves and their animals through the winter months.