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It is in the legume family, or rather, it is a vine of the pea family. Its scientific name is Arachi hypogoea. Arachis is from Greek and is the genus, which comprises about 70 plants in the pea family (Fabaceae) and hypogoea is Greek for "beneath the earth." The peanut is fairly unique in that it's seed pods grow underground because its flower stalks grow a stem that plants itself into the ground and develops the seed pods, which are the shells with the peanuts in them.
There are at least two other plants that do this, though. One, called a hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata) also produces underground "nuts". It is also known as a Brambara groundnut, for the district of Bambarra in West Africa, and several other names which could make it easily confused with a peanut, but it is not as good for food at all. These are grown in Africa, Asia, South America, and in warmer parts of the U.S. such as Florida.
There is also the geocarpa bean or groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum), grown in West Africa.
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∙ 13y agoyes, they are plants of the bean and pea family, with seeds that are rich in protein compared with other plant-derived foods.
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∙ 15y agoa peanut is in the legume family, the same as beans ,
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∙ 15y agoits a legume
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Is cocoa made out of peanuts?
No, cocoa is made from the cocoa bean.
Is a peanuts a bean?
No. it is called a legume, so it is related to beans.
Are peanuts vegetables?
The peanut is a bean, Nuts come from trees. The peanut comes from a Small plant Similar to a soybean plant . Except the Peanuts bury themselves and are pulled out of the ground to harvest them. The peanut originated in South America Probably Peru.
Is pistachios a tree nut?
No. Peanuts grow in the ground, not on a tree.
Are peanuts potatoes?
No they are not. Peanuts are legumes, in the bean family. They grow from seed pods on an herbaceous plant. Despite being called "peanuts," they are not nuts, nor are they in the nut family. A potato is a starchy tuber, a root vegetable that grows in the ground. It is not a legume.
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A peanut is a legume NOT a nut despite common misconceptions. That is why some, myself included, can be allergic to peanuts and not other nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios, etc.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The seeds are the two or three round objects in the shell which comprise the entire legume, similar to other members of the bean family. So, depending on which part you call the "peanut", then yes, it is a seed.
Are peanuts a corn?
In the sense of "corned beef" ... maybe. The word "corn" means generally the grain of any cereal crop, and by extension any small food (such as peppercorns), or something that RESEMBLES the grains of a cereal crop (the "corns" in corned beef refer to the coarse salts used in the process). You COULD call peanuts "corns" in that sense.However, peanuts are not closely related to maize, the preferred international term for what in the US is mostly called corn. They're more closely related to peas and beans.
