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.
You are thirsty, very thirsty! And you are in a place without water, without anything that can soothe your parched throat. There are no stores around. Then you remember. In the bottom of your bag you have a half-full bottle of water that you bought weeks, maybe even months ago. Normally you wouldnât even consider it, but today the big question is: