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peanut
CIDE DICTIONARY
peanut, n.
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa ); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [1913 Webster]
" The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil. Called also earthnut , groundnut , and goober ." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
peanut, n.
1 a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, bearing pods that ripen underground and contain seeds used as food and yielding oil.
2 the seed of this plant.
3 (in pl.) colloq. a paltry or trivial thing or amount, esp. of money.
1 a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, bearing pods that ripen underground and contain seeds used as food and yielding oil.
2 the seed of this plant.
3 (in pl.) colloq. a paltry or trivial thing or amount, esp. of money.
Idiom
peanut butter a paste of ground roasted peanuts.
THESAURUS
peanut
Brazil nut, Mickey Mouse, almond, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut, inconsequential, kernel, measly, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix, nut, paltry, peanut butter, picayune, piddling, puny, salted peanuts, small, sweet almondFor further exploring for "peanut" in Webster Dictionary Online
