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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Goober \Goo"ber\, n.
     A peanut. [Southern U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
     The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
     hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
     cultivated for its fruit.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
           three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
           soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and
           {goober}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  goober
       n : pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
           `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut},
            {earthnut}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "goober":
     Brazil nut, almond, almond paste, amande, amande douce,
     amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond,
     goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe,
     noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut butter, salted peanuts,
     sweet almond
  
  

















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