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peanut |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peanut adj : of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "the little man"; "peanut politicians"; "a crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison"- Macaulay [syn: {insignificant}, {little}, {small}] n 1: underground pod of 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: 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}]
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