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peanut

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: peanut

1
 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
2
 n
a young child who is small for his age
3
 adj
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: peanut
1

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

Synonyms:
Arachis hypogaea, peanut vine
Type of:
legume, leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

n underground pod of the peanut vine

Type of:
pod, seedpod
a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

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

Synonyms:
earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
2

n a young child who is small for his age

Type of:
child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
a young person of either sex
3

adj of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

“peanut politicians”
Synonyms:
insignificant
minor
of lesser importance or stature or rank
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