Digging Up Peanuts »
By george on Feb 25, 2009 in Arts Nuts, Peanuts | 0 Comments
Of the pea family, Leguminosae, the peanut is an annual herbaceous vine. The nut or seed of the plant Arachis hypogaea L., the peanut itself grows underground, amongst the root system of the short, leafy plant. In fact, its name is derived from the Greek word hypogaea, which means “growing beneath the ground.” Native to [...] Read more »
