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Arachis hypogaea: Cajun peanut, Chinese nut, earth-nut, goober, goober pea, grass-nut, groundnut, mani, Manila nut, monkeynut, peanut, pindar, runner peanut, Spanish peanuts, Valencia peanut, Virginia peanut

Description : The peanut, also known as the groundnut and the goober and taxonomically classified as  Arachis hypogaea , is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers. It is classified as both a grain legume and, because of its high oil content, an oil crop.  Common Names: in English: Cajun peanut, Chinese nut, earth-nut, goober, goober pea, grass-nut, groundnut, mani, Manila nut, monkeynut, peanut, pindar, runner peanut, Spanish peanuts, Valencia peanut, Virginia peanut in Peru: inche in Cambodia: sânndaèk dèi in China: chang sheng kuo, lo hua sheng, luo hua sheng, tu tou in India: alamatitakkatalai, alamatitam, attumakecari, badam, baeru kadale, bhising, bhonysing, bhonysingh, bhooichane, bhooisheng, bhucanakah, bhuchanaka, bhuimung, bhuichana, bhuichane, bhuimug, bhuimuga, bhuisheng, bhumija, bhushimbika, bhusimbi, bhustha, buchanaka, chiniba...