Originally Posted by SeattleFred
Contrary to what their name implies, peanuts are not true nuts but a member of a family of legumes related to peas, lentils, chickpeas and other beans.
Peanuts are only "not true nuts" by a very narrow definition of a nut is, and one that would not be shared by most users of the English language. Unless you are doing technical work in botany, a peanut is a nut despite what that web page says.