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arachis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the taxonomic name Arachis, coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, chickling vetch), and subsequently given a Greek-type inflection.

Pronunciation

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(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.kis/, [ˈäːräkis]

Noun

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arachis f (genitive arachidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) peanut

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative arachis arachidēs
genitive arachidis arachidum
dative arachidī arachidibus
accusative arachidem arachidēs
ablative arachide arachidibus
vocative arachis arachidēs