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Peanut (Groundnut)
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Although native to South America, peanuts are very similar to groundnuts, a staple of West African cuisine. The name “goober” probably is derived from the African nguba.
 
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Painting by Sidney King representing settlers searching for medicinal plants  

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The botanical sassafras was at one time worth its weight in gold as a medicinal plant. It was an early Jamestown export. In modern times it has been used to flavor root beer.

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