Definitions for peanut
ˈpiˌnʌt, -nətpeanut

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1. peanut(noun)

   underground pod of the peanut vine

2. peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea(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

3. peanut(noun)

   a young child who is small for his age

4. peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut(adj)

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

5. insignificant, peanut(adj)

   of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

   "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"

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1. peanut(Noun)

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

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1. Peanut(noun)

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

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1. Peanut

   The peanut, or groundnut, is a species in the legume or "bean" family. The peanut was probably first domesticated and cultivated in the valleys of Paraguay. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 cm tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with four leaflets, each leaflet is 1 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm broad. The flowers are a typical peaflower in shape, 2 to 4 cm across, yellow with reddish veining. Hypogaea means "under the earth"; after pollination, the flower stalk elongates causing it to bend until the ovary touches the ground. Continued stalk growth then pushes the ovary underground where the mature fruit develops into a legume pod, the peanut – a classical example of geocarpy. Pods are 3 to 7 cm long, containing 1 to 4 seeds. Peanuts are known by many other local names such as earthnuts, ground nuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts. Despite its name and appearance, the peanut is not a nut, but rather a legume.

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1. peanut

   A type of cultivar, plant and seed.

   Peanuts are eaten around the world as a type of food.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. ante up, ante-up

How to pronounce peanut?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peanut in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peanut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of peanut in a Sentence

1. Tanya Altmann:

   Best first foods for infants are avocado, pureed veggies, peanut-butter oatmeal and salmon, they all provide important nutrients that Healthy Babies need, help develop their taste buds to prefer healthy food and may decrease food allergies.

2. Chelsia Calvert:

   We checked in and made sure they knew about the peanut allergy, it was also on his original ticket.

3. Charles M. Schulz:

   Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.

4. Betty Naomi Friedan:

   Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffered Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night-she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-Is this all

5. Shelby Rideout:

   Gone are the days of backyard birthday parties with a homemade cake, a peanut hunt and a game of 'drop a clothes pin' in the bottle, thanks to Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram, parents now get to feel 'less than' for throwing that kind of party. These exaggerations on social media become a measuring stick in which to gauge your success or failure as a parent.

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