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peanut: Meaning and Definition of
pea•nut
Pronunciation: (pē'nut", -nut), [key] — n.
- the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- the plant itself.
- any small or insignificant person or thing.
- working for peanuts.
- Informal.a very small amount of money:working for peanuts.
- Slang.barbiturates.
- small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
—adj. - of or pertaining to the peanut or peanuts.
- made with or from peanuts.
- small, insignificant, or petty.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.