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peanut

(Encyclopedia) peanut, name for a low, annual leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and for its edible seeds. Native to South America and cultivated there for…

Peanut butter's inventor

The Question: Who invented peanut butter? The Answer: Nobody knows for sure, but it appears to date back as far as the ancient Incas. Peanut…

goober

(Encyclopedia) goober: see peanut.

Enterprise

(Encyclopedia) Enterprise, city (2020 pop. 28,830), Coffee co., SE Ala.; inc. 1896. It is a peanut-shipping center with many peanut-processing…

groundnut

(Encyclopedia) groundnut, common name for several different genera of twining herbaceous, leguminous plants with geocarpie (underground fruits), chiefly the peanut. Groundnuts are classified in the…

Diourbel

(Encyclopedia) DiourbelDiourbeldy&oobreve;rbĕlˈ [key], town (1988 pop. 76,548), W Senegal, on the railroad from Dakar to the Niger River in Mali. The market for a peanut-growing region, it…

Dothan, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Dothan Dothan dōˈthən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,072), seat of Houston co., SE Ala., near the…

Kaolack

(Encyclopedia) KaolackKaolackkouˈläk [key], city (1988 pop. 150,961), W Senegal, a port on the Saloum River. Lying in a farm area, Kaolack is a major peanut marketing and exporting center and has a…

allergy

(Encyclopedia) allergy, hypersensitive reaction of the body tissues of certain individuals to certain substances that, in similar amounts and circumstances, are innocuous to other persons. Allergens…

Louga

(Encyclopedia) LougaLougal&oomacr;ˈgä [key], town (1988 pop. 52,763), W Senegal. Located in a region where peanuts, cassava, and gum arabic are produced, the town manufactures peanut oil and…