Three lobed peanut

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A three lobed peanut is considered a very rare occurrence, as most peanuts only have two lobes. The frequency of occurrence is reported to be more rare than a four leaf clover^{[citation needed]}.

Certain cultures believe in medicinal properties of three lobed peanuts^{[citation needed]}. Specifically, the Zoroastrians believe that God imbues each three lobed peanut with a week of luck for anyone that eats it^{[citation needed]}. Many Filipino cultures believe that the three lobed peanut, if fed to a duck, will produce double-sized eggs suitable for super-balut^{[citation needed]}.

The three lobed peanut is known to be a hybrid derivative of traditional peanut (Arachis hypogaea) blended with the black soy bean ("Glycine max")^{[citation needed]}. This rare hybridization occurs less than once per 20,000,000 offspring^{[citation needed]}.

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