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The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, [2] goober (US), [3] goober pea, [4] pindar (US) [3] or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as grain legume [ 5 ] and as an oil crop. [ 6 ]
A hypogeum or hypogaeum (plural hypogea or hypogaea, pronounced / h aɪ p ɒ ɡ eɪ ə /; literally meaning "underground", from Greek hypo (under) and ghê (earth) [1]) is an underground temple or tomb. Hypogea will often contain niches for cremated human remains or loculi for buried remains. Occasionally tombs of this type are referred to as ...
Hypogaea is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single secotioid species Hypogaea brunnea , described as new to science in 1963 by mycologist Egon Horak .
[2] [3] At least one species, the peanut (Arachis hypogaea), is a major food crop species of global importance; some of the other species are cultivated for food to a small extent in South America. Other species such as A. pintoi are cultivated worldwide as forage and soil conditioner plants, with the leaves providing high-protein feed for ...
Langsdorffia hypogaea is a parasitic plant of the family Balanophoraceae which parasitizes Quercus spp. among others. It is native from southern Mexico through northern South America . It forms a pseudotuber composed of tissue of the host integrated with its own tissue that can be up to a square meter (3ft 3in squared) in size.
Peanut agglutinin (PNA) is plant lectin protein derived from the fruits of Arachis hypogaea. Peanut agglutinin may also be referred to as Arachis hypogaea lectin. Lectins recognise and bind particular sugar sequences in carbohydrates; peanut agglutinin binds the carbohydrate sequence Gal-β(1-3)-GalNAc.
Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae, native to South America. Peanut or Peanuts may also refer to: Places.
(Arachis hypogaea) Originated in South America and may have been in cultivation for 10,000 years. Widely grown in the tropics. The plant is a legume and the fruit is a papery pod containing one or more nut-like seeds. [5]