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If a peanut is not a nut what is it?

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Updated: 9/18/2023

It is actually a legume, a member of the pea family.

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Is a peanut a type of nut?

No, it is a type of legume, like peas and beans.

What are the solvents that will dissolve butter?

Peanut butter is a homogeneous suspension of peanut particles in an oil. More of a sludge or paste than a solvent/solute system. There are some dissolved flavour compounds in the oil (oil=solvent) and probably some salts or sugar dissolved in the water present in the nut particles (water=solvent)Aside: The oil in peanut butter is often not peanut oil. Peanut oil is a valuable side product and is stripped away and replaced with cheaper vegetable oils

How long is a peanut?

A typical peanut is about 3/8 of an inch long. There is considerable variation, however.

How can a peanut heat water?

If you burn a peanut it will keep aflame for a long time underwater, and boil the water

What class lever is a nut cracker?

Nut cracker is a second order lever because the nut(load) is in between.

Related Questions

Is a peanut just a dried nut?

a peanut is not a nut it is a legume

Is a peanut a vegeteble?

no, its a nut.

What kind of nut is used in dynamite?

Ground nut or peanut

What is Georgia's state nut?

Georgia's State Nut is the Peanut

Why is a peanut called a peanut?

A peanut is called a peanut because it is a legume that grows underground and resembles a nut in appearance and taste. Its name likely comes from the fact that it resembles a nut and was first cultivated in South America.

Is a peanut just a dried pea?

No. A peanut is a type of nut not a vegetable.

Is the word peanut a compound word?

peanut butter Peanut is a compound word. pea + nut = peanut

What tree has a burred nut?

Peanut

Type of nut?

I think that a type of nut is either a walnut, or peanut because a walnut is the biggest of them all and a peanut is as small as a seed.

What are compound words that have nut in them?

Peanut

If a peanut is not a nut why does it list as a nut?

It has the flavor and texture of a nut, but it is actually a legume- a type of bean.

How do you spell peanut?

Peanut is correct. There is no such thing as a pee nut, sorry to say.

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