Define the word peanut"Peanut" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypog[ae]a); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
"peanut" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
peanut
adj : of little importance or influence or power; of minor status;
"a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut
politicians" [syn: insignificant]
n 1: underground pod of the peanut vine
2: 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 [syn:
peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea]
3: a young child who is small for his age
4: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: earthnut,
goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut]
"peanut" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "peanut":
Brazil nut, Mickey Mouse, almond, almond paste, amande,
amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds,
burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut,
inconsequential, kernel, measly, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix,
nut, paltry, peanut butter, picayune, piddling, puny,
salted peanuts, small, sweet almond
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