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 pod
2 : an insignificant or tiny person
3 plural : a trifling amount
4 : a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material