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Peanut - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Peanut : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Peanut |
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mctello: 3 batches of Peanut butter fudge & crumb coat on a 4 layer chocolate cake done. :) |
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kisechii: ...I found a Peanut M&M in a bag of regular ones. Uhh... |
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