Since Peanuts are legumes that are nut-like, it would be more accurate if they were named Nutpeas.
Since Peanuts are legumes that are nut-like, it would be more accurate if they were named Nutpeas.
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You're a legume, Charlie Brown.
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Brown Charlie?
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If Peanuts are nutpeas, tell me wtf cashews are: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashewbaum#/media/Datei:Cashew_apples.jpg (don't say "apples" just because that's literally the file name ...).
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CashApple
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They are a "drupe seed"
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/are-cashews-nuts#botanical-classification
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Fine, I'm calling it an apple not because of the homemade, but only because you said not to then.
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Sheep made of cold, hard cash
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It's strange how many people are eager to discover the "true name" of things. IDK if that's the influence of Rumpelstiltskin, D&D, or just vestigial old-European superstition.
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How else are you going to send it to hell where it belongs
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asking the important questions, we need clarity
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Thankfully, they're not
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Pea is stored in the nuts
But that adds to OPs point, I think. We call the things inside the peanut shells, peanuts. A better name might actually be nut peas, since they're peas stored inside the nuts (shells).