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Defenition of the word peanut

    • Defenition of the word peanut

      • A nutlike fruit from the plant Arachis hypogaea that grows on long stems under ground.
      • A plant native to America which produces an edible fruit.
      • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "the little man"; "peanut politicians"; "a crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison"- Macaulay
      • underground pod of of the peanut vine
      • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
      • 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
      • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut'' and `monkey nut'' are British terms
      • a young child who is small for his age
      • underground pod of the peanut vine
      • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
      • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

    Synonyms for the word peanut

      • Arachis hypogaea
      • earthnut
      • goober
      • goober pea
      • groundnut
      • insignificant
      • little
      • monkey nut
      • peanut vine
      • small

    Similar words in the peanut

      • minor

    Meronymys for the word peanut

      • Arachis
      • Arachis hypogaea
      • earthnut
      • genus Arachis
      • goober
      • goober pea
      • groundnut
      • groundnut oil
      • monkey nut
      • peanut
      • peanut oil
      • peanut vine

    Hypernyms for the word peanut

      • child
      • edible nut
      • fry
      • kid
      • legume
      • leguminous plant
      • minor
      • nestling
      • nipper
      • pod
      • seedpod
      • shaver
      • small fry
      • tiddler
      • tike
      • tyke
      • youngster

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