Definition of peanut
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 peanuts plural : a trifling amount
4 : a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material
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Examples of peanut in a Sentence
Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.
He works all day for peanuts.
First Known Use of peanut
1802
Examples of peanut in a Sentence
this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it
First Known Use of peanut
1836
PEANUT Defined for English Language Learners
peanut
playDefinition of peanut for English Language Learners
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: a nut with a thin shell that grows under the ground and that can be eaten
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peanuts : a very small amount of money
PEANUT Defined for Kids
peanut
playDefinition of peanut for Students
: a nutlike edible seed related to the pea that comes from the tough underground pods of a widely grown plant and that are eaten whole or crushed to form a spread (peanut butter) or produce oil for cooking (peanut oil)
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