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Peanut

peanut

(Science: botany) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil.

Synonym: earthnut, groundnut, and goober.


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Natural selection is proven wrong

... race is concerned, natural selection has been greatly altered with advances in medicine. For instance, the rise in the occurrence of children with peanut and other food allergies does not follow a NS model. But, without medical intervention, we'd see natural selection occurring with the unfortunate ...

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by biomom
Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Why do you keep talking about species

... animal — Single axial cell surrounded by ciliated cells 75 Rotifera Wheel bearer Rotifers Anterior crown of cilia about 2000 Sipuncula Small tube Peanut worms Mouth surrounded by invertible tentacles 144–320 Tardigrada Slow step Water bears Four segmented body and head 1,000+ Xenoturbellida Strange ...

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by gamila
Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:35 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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My First Post.

... sense is my major. I am still learning. In the sciences there seems to be a right of passage disallowing any offering from what it deems the “peanut gallery”. That is we non-scientists who have no choice but to trust the truths you manifest to have establish; and we are the recipients of your ...

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by iamwill
Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:09 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My First Post.
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... the Special K2O protein water mixes to have a differetn type of flavor added to my water. Its been working for me. However, i did try to eat a peanut butter sandwich the other day with only one bread folded in half, and i bloated pretty quickly and felt ill again, so i did cut out Bread completely. ...

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by sjlazo
Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:27 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483420

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... morning. I will have a shake instead of a meal if I start to feel bloated and it gets me back in the game in under 1 week. (see recipe below) Peanut butter shake 8oz of Silk Light Vanilla Soy Milk 1 tbsp. of Bryers Light double churned Vanilla Ice cream 1 tbsp. Jiff Extra Crunchy PB 1 tbsp. ...

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by meredith1218
Sat May 31, 2008 5:05 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
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