peanut adj : of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" [syn: insignificant] (noun)
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]