Main Entry:

¹pea·nut

Pronunciation:

\ˈpē-(ˌ)nət\

Function:

noun

Date:

1802

1: a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds ; also : its seed or seed-containing pod2: an insignificant or tiny person3plural : a trifling amount4: a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material