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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pea•nut /ˈpiˌnʌt, -nət/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologythe pod or nut of a plant of the legume family.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- any small or insignificant person or thing.
- Informal Terms peanuts, [plural] a very small amount of money:got peanuts for our old car.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pea•nut (pē′nut′, -nət),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe 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.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- any small or insignificant person or thing.
- peanuts:
- Informal Termsa very small amount of money:working for peanuts.
- Slang Termsbarbiturates.
- small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
adj. - Plant Biologyof or pertaining to the peanut or peanuts.
- made with or from peanuts.
- [Informal.]small, insignificant, or petty.
- pea1 + nut 1790–1800, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peanut /ˈpiːˌnʌt/ n - a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripen
- 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
See also peanuts
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