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ez-goin asked in Food & DrinkVegetarian & Vegan · 1 decade ago

what r peanuts like a plant a root or like a veggie?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    As someone pointed out, they are a legume. Botanically they are a seed. Each peanut 'fruit' has two seeds inside a grey husk.

  • 1 decade ago

    The peanut, or Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico and Central America

  • 1 decade ago

    peanuts form on the roots of peanut plants.

  • 1 decade ago

    Peanuts a legume(bean/pea family)

    Boiled they are like any bean, roasted they are crunchy.

    They grow on a plant that looks like a green bean plant.

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  • 1 decade ago

    They are grown from a plant and flower below the stalk and form towards and under the soil so you can harvest them but keep the plant for further production. when harvest they are toxic thats why they then dry them to eliminate the toxen

  • 1 decade ago

    ok roots and veggies are plants its the classification of plant you want

  • its a legums but also a root veggie

  • 1 decade ago

    i think they are like a plant since they come from a tree or something

  • 1 decade ago

    u know what?your question it`s very tricky.what do u mean by ``like``????if you mean the look,better you go to the nearest market from where u r know.u can find it easily.when u ask make it more specific,pleaseeeeeeeee!!!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    They are a legume.

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