peanut

[ pee-nuht, -nuh t ]

/ ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət /

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,

of or relating to the peanut or peanuts.

made with or from peanuts.

Informal. small, insignificant, or petty.

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An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; pea¹ + nut

pea·nut·ty, adjective

A famous 1916 publication proclaimed: “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.”
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The following year, he testified before Congress about the U.S. peanut industry.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Titanic once bet a peanut vendor $10 he could throw a peanut across Times Square in New York.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon Johnny Carson was having more fun with Cleveland and its mayor than a monkey with a peanut.
Three Strikes for Cleveland?|Mansfield Frazier|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The media and peanut gallery missed that class and immediately cast them as “others.”
How The Media Chose Its Boston 'Suspects'|Maysoon Zayid|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is needless to say that the peanut party is strictly a "hen" function.
Cupology|Clara
I know the peanut industry, but I am not telling any of my business in a letter.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
They used to bounce in unannounced and eat up all our peanut butter.
Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School|Dorothy Whitehill
And be sure to alternate pedestrianism with motoring, and the "peanut" gallery with the stage-box.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
Fill the cavity with peanut butter and press together again.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

/ (ˈpiːˌnʌt) /

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