About The Word Peanut

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Peanut

Peanut Meaning & Definition
Peanut Definition And Meaning

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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