2006-09-07 00:47:02 · 24 answers · asked by Gavin H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Because its a legume
Peanuts, along with beans and peas, belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods. As a group, they provide the best source of concentrated protein in the plant kingdom. While their physical structure and nutritional benefits more closely resemble that of other legumes, their use in diets and cuisines more closely resembles that of nuts
2006-09-07 00:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by Perkins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuts are associated with fruits. Peanut is formed inside a pod like legumes.
2006-09-07 07:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by CARLOS_TINCO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a pea (a legume). Its resemblance to a nut is where it gets its name from. Legumes are typified by seed filled pods and are shrub/herbaceous ground plants, whereas nuts are a single seed protected by a woody shell and grow on trees.
2006-09-07 07:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by blank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in the legume family. Nuts are classified as an edible husked seed that usually grows on a tree.
2006-09-07 07:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Pea is written before nut!
2006-09-07 09:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
peanut is a nut...pea nut see what i mean,but it's not a nut nut it's a peanut.lol
2006-09-07 07:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by what is the good word? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a peanut IS a nut you nutter
2006-09-07 07:48:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a peanut is a pea
2006-09-07 07:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by mumblewords 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have a shell. It has a pod, like a stringbean. It's actually a legume, rather than a nut.
BTW...A strawberry isn't a berry either.
2006-09-07 07:51:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a nut you twit!
What a nutter this questioner is !!
Nuts!
2006-09-07 08:21:37 · answer #10 · answered by Jabba_da_hut_07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋