peanut

/pˈiːnʌt/

/ˈpiˌnət/, /ˈpinət/

[noun] [adjective]

Peanut

[NOUN]

a type of nut that could be eaten, growing underground in a thin shell

synonyms : earthnut

a young child who is small for his age

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

synonyms : Arachis hypogaea

peanut vine

underground pod of the peanut vine

peanut

[ADJECTIVE]

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

synonyms : insignificant

Examples

1. Peanut sauce is a key ingredient in many Asian dishes.

2. She packed a small bag of peanuts for her road trip.

3. Peanuts can be processed to make peanut flour, which is used in gluten-free baking.

4. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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