Definition of Goober pea

1. Noun. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms.

Exact synonyms: Earthnut, Goober, Groundnut, Monkey Nut, Peanut
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Arachis Hypogaea, Peanut, Peanut Vine

Definition of Goober pea

1. Noun. (American English) A peanut. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goober Pea

gonydial
gonyerite
gonys
gonyses
gonzo
gonzo journalism
gonzos
goo
goo-goo
goo-goo eyes
goo-goos
goo goo ga ga
goober-grabbler
goober bean
goober pea
goober peas
goobers
gooch
good
good(p)
good-by
good-bye
good-byes
good-den
good-faith
good-fellowship
good-for-naught
good-for-nothing
good-for-nothings

Literary usage of Goober pea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"The peanut is known under the local names of "goober," "goober pea," "pindar ... The names "goober" and "goober pea" are more properly applied to an allied ..."

2. Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin by Missouri botanical garden (1913)
"It is also known under the local names of "goober," "goober pea," "pindar," "ground pea," and "groundnut." The plant is a trailing, straggling annual from ..."

3. Productive Plant Husbandry: A Text-book for High Schools, Including Plant by Kary Cadmus Davis (1917)
"The names "goober" and "goober pea" are given to those forms of the peanut which have no true stem and only one pea in each pod. This form grows wild, ..."

4. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"... known in North Carolina und the adjoining UN goober pea?, so that during the late Civil War a con- E«ipt from the so-called " piney woods" of that State ..."

5. Gold and Silver: Comprising an Economic History of Mining in the United by Walter Richard Crane (1908)
"... their value can only be determined by more or less extensive development work. An ore known as " goober pea " is found in the ..."

6. Annual Report of the Commissioner and the Board of Agriculture and Immigration by Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration, Virginia (1910)
"The peanut is known under the local names of "goober," "goober pea," "pindar ... The names "goober" and "goober pea" are more properly applied to an allied ..."

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