Peanut

Word PEANUT
Character 6
Hyphenation pea nut
Pronunciations /ˈpiːˌnʌt/

Definitions and meanings of "Peanut"

What do we mean by peanut?

A prostrate southern Brazilian plant (Arachis hypogaea) widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions, having yellow flowers on stalks that bend over so that the seed pods ripen underground. noun

The edible, nutlike, oily seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil. noun

A peanut-shaped piece of polystyrene, used in cushioning items during shipment. noun

A small child. Often used as a term of affection. noun

A person who is regarded as insignificant. noun

A very small amount of money; a trifling sum. noun

One of the edible fruits of Arachis hypogæn. noun

The plant that bears these fruits, better known in England as groundnut. See Arachis. Also called ground-pea, earthnut, Manila nut, jur-nut, goober, and pindar. noun

The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. noun

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea. noun

To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten. verb

Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms noun

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 noun

A young child who is small for his age noun

Underground pod of the peanut vine noun

Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status adjective

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.

A very small clam.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Peanut

The word "peanut" in example sentences

The Sierra region of Puebla does, in fact, have several peanut-based dishes, and the peanut is an important ingredient in mole poblano. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They join the rest of what I call the peanut gallery those of us, left and right, who cannot understand the bank bailouts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Like Haldane, they tend to be in the policy-making community rather than in what I call the peanut gallery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The result was a product which I called peanut butter. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

In gang slang, the word "peanut" is used to derisively describe a rival gang member. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This is what we call a peanut butter and sarcasm sandwich ❋ Unknown (2010)

When she laced the treat with a tiny bit ofMycobacterium vaccae, she found that the mice ran through the maze twice as fast as mice that were given plain peanut butter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You later fry this chicken in peanut oil and it is mighty fine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm a southern boy and I do love it deep fried in peanut oil after dredging in seasoned corn meal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This goes best with the Vangi Rassa Danya. cha Koot lavun or Brinjals in peanut sauce. ❋ Anjali (2009)

Humm but actually it is a just a simple Brinjal/Eggplant in peanut sauce. ❋ Anjali (2009)

That happened this year when nine people died and 700 were sickened — including 226 school-age children — by salmonella in peanut products from the Peanut Corp. of America, or PCA. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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