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Meaning of peanut in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    peanut

    Definitions

    1. of little importance or influence or power

    Examples

    • « of minor status »
    • « a minor, insignificant bureaucrat »
    • « peanut politicians »

    Synonyms

    • minor
  2. Noun

    peanut

    Definitions

    1. underground pod of the peanut vine
  3. 2. widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions

    Examples

    • « showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground »
  4. 3. a young child who is small for his age
  5. 4. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds

    Examples

    • « 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms »
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