NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Option AFruit of groundnut is legume. It is developed from monocarpellary ovary but dehisces by both sutures from apex downward.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a legume, it belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae, also known as Leguminosae, and commonly known as the legume, bean, or pea family. Like most other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their root nodules.

Detailed explanation-3: -peanut, (Arachis hypogaea), also called groundnut, earthnut, or goober, legume of the pea family (Fabaceae), grown for its edible seeds. Native to tropical South America, the peanut was at an early time introduced to the Old World tropics. The seeds are a nutritionally dense food, rich in protein and fat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The groundnut is a very appreciated and popular dry fruit. It is sold with shell or peeled, salted and often roasted. It is an ingredient for some confectionery products and we make peanut butter with them. The groundnut is also known as peanut, monkey nut, grounpea and earthnut.

Detailed explanation-5: -Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) or “groundnuts” as they are commonly referred to, belong to the bean and legume family. Unlike tree nuts that grow above the ground, peanuts grow below the ground which makes them more closely related to legumes, such as peas and lentils.