About The Word Peanut
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Peanut
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What's The Definition Of Peanut?
[n] pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
[n] widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [n] underground pod of of the peanut vine [adj] of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" Synonyms | Synonyms for Peanut: Arachis hypogaea | earthnut | goober | goober pea | groundnut | insignificant | minor | monkey nut | peanut vine Related Terms | Find terms related to Peanut: almond | almond paste | amande | amande douce | amandes mondees | bitter almond | blanched almonds | Brazil nut | burnt almond | goober | goober pea | groundnut | ground-pea | inconsequential | kernel | measly | meat | Mickey Mouse | nigger toe | noisette | noix | nut | paltry | peanut butter | picayune | piddling | puny | salted peanuts | small | sweet almond See Also | Arachis | Arachis hypogaea | earthnut | edible nut | genus Arachis | goober | goober pea | groundnut | groundnut oil | legume | leguminous plant | monkey nut | peanut | peanut | peanut oil | peanut vine | pod | seedpod Peanut In Webster's Dictionary \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
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}.
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