peanut

Noun
  1. Underground pod of the peanut vine (synset 111769280)
    is a type of: pod, seedpod - a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
    is a part of: arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine - 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
    substance holonym: groundnut oil, peanut oil - an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap
  2. 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 (synset 111768970)
    is a type of: legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
    belongs to: arachis, genus arachis - a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
    has:
    same as: arachis hypogaea, peanut vine
  3. A young child who is small for his age (synset 110430185)
    is a type of: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster - a young person of either sex
  4. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
    `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms (synset 107753721)
    is a type of: edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
    is a part of: arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine - 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
    same as: earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
Adjective
  1. Of little importance or influence or power;
    Of minor status (synset 301476496)
    "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
    similar to: minor - of lesser importance or stature or rank
    same as: insignificant

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