More about peanut. 1  agriculture of The Gambia (in The Gambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing) 2  cultivation in Asia (in origins of agriculture: Land use) 3  description and classification (in groundnut) 4  dispersal of seed and fruit (in seed and fruit: Self-dispersal) 5  nutritive value (in human nutrition: Legumes)
(pÃ¤rch) v. parched, parchÂ·ing, parchÂ·es. v.tr. 1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See Synonyms at dry. 2. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.
intr.v. lanÂ·guished, lanÂ·guishÂ·ing, lanÂ·guishÂ·es. 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor: crops languishing from a lack of rain. 2. To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: languished away in prison.