Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Arachis hypogaea, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, insignificant, minor, monkey nut, peanut vine

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

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