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peanut
[ pee-nuht, -nuht ]
/ ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /
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noun
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
the plant itself.
any small or insignificant person or thing.
peanuts,
- Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts.
- Slang. barbiturates.
- small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for peanut
peanut
/ (ˈpiːˌnʌt) /
noun
- a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripenSee also hog peanut
- Also called: goober, goober pea, (Brit) groundnut, (Brit) monkey nut the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil
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