Arachis hypogaea

Definitions of Arachis hypogaea
  1. noun
    widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
    synonyms: peanut, peanut vine
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    type of:
    legume, leguminous plant
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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