PEANUT

insignificant, peanut

(adjective) of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”; “peanut politicians”

peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut

(noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms

peanut

(noun) a young child who is small for his age

peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea

(noun) 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

peanut

(noun) underground pod of the peanut vine

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

peanut (plural peanuts)

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.

(US) A very small clam.

Hypernyms

• earthnut, groundnut

Synonyms

• goober (Southern US slang), goober pea (dated Southern US), monkey nut (UK)

Verb

peanut (third-person singular simple present peanuts, present participle peanutting, simple past and past participle peanutted)

(transitive) To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.

Anagrams

• ante up, ante-up

Source: Wiktionary

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Pea"nut, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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