Definition of Peanut in English :

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Peanut meaning in English

Meaning of Peanut in English

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Peanut pronunciation in English

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Peanut

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Noun

1. peanut

underground pod of the peanut vine

2. arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine

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

3. peanut

a young child who is small for his age

4. earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut' and monkey nut' are British terms

Adjective

5. insignificant, peanut

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

Example Sentences:
'a minor, insignificant bureaucrat'
'peanut politicians'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Peanut

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noun
a. 
a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripen
See also hog peanut
b. Also called: goober, goober pea or ()in Brit groundnut or ()in Brit monkey nut
the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil

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Peanut

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noun
1. 
a spreading, annual vine (Arachis hypogaea) of the pea family, with yellow flowers and brittle pods ripening underground and containing one to three edible seeds
2. 
the pod or any of its seeds
3.  [pl.]; Slang
a trifling or relatively small sum of money

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Peanut

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n.
1. A prostrate southern Brazilian plant (Arachis hypogaea) widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions, having yellow flowers on stalks that bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground.
2. The edible, nutlike, oily seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil. Also called regionally goober, goober pea.
3. A peanut-shaped piece of polystyrene, used in cushioning items during shipment.
4. Slang
a. A small child. Often used as a term of affection.
b. A person who is regarded as insignificant.
5. peanuts Informal A very small amount of money; a trifling sum.

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