Peanut Vine (Noun)
Meaning
Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The peanut vine thrived in the warm sandy soil of the tropical region it was planted in, resulting in a high yield of delicious peanuts.
- Farmers in the southeastern United States carefully inspect their peanut vine fields after each rain to ensure the seeds pods are properly ripening underground.
- As a legume, the peanut vine not only produced nutritious nuts but also helped fix nitrogen in the soil for future crops.
- Visitors to the farm marveled at the rows of bending yellow flowers on stalks of the peanut vine, almost as if the plants were performing nature's own acrobatic dance.
- Botanists studying the unique growth pattern of the peanut vine, specifically its geotropic behavior, were fascinated by the stalks that naturally bent towards the soil.