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peanut

/ˈpiˌnʌt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Peanut means: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms.

Synonyms for peanut12

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

earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut

noun, as in 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 vine, Arachis hypogaea

adjective, as in of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

insignificant, minor

also used for peanut

goober bean, pinder, countneck

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What does peanut mean?5

noun

1

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

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

3

underground pod of the peanut vine

4

a young child who is small for their age

adjective

1

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status“a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Peanut in a sentence

  • Some children brought peanut butter sandwiches, some ham, and others cheese.CK
  • Believe it or not, this peanut butter is homemade.CM
  • Which do you want, peanut butter or strawberry jelly?end
  • We need apples, oranges, bread and peanut butter from the supermarket.NatsuDonkey
  • I can't even make a peanut butter sandwich.CK
  • Most days he eats a peanut butter sandwich for lunch.CK
  • This restaurant specializes in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.Eccles17
  • He must have eaten a peanut because now he is in shock.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of peanut

as a noun

plural
peanuts