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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Related terms: | legume Arachis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) underground pod of the peanut vine | |
| Related terms: | pod peanut_oil | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of little importance or influence or power; of minor status | |
| Synonyms: | small little insignificant | |
| Examples: | "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat" "peanut politicians" |
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| Related terms: | minor | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a young child who is small for his age | |
| Related terms: | child | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (botany,food) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | |
| Synonyms: | goober goober_pea groundnut monkey_nut earthnut | |
| Related terms: | edible_nut | |
| Similar spelling: |
pent Penta Penate pennate penned |
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