Definition of peanut

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  • peanut is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • peanut is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of peanut

  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arachis hypogaea
    2. peanut vine
  • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status (adjective)

    Examples

    1. peanut politicians

    Synonyms

    1. insignificant
  • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. earthnut
    2. goober
    3. goober pea
    4. groundnut
    5. monkey nut
  • a young child who is small for his age (noun)
  • underground pod of the peanut vine (noun)

See definition of peanut in Merriam Webster