peanut : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: peanut	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for peanut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peanut adj of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" Synonym(s): insignificant, peanut n underground pod of the 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 Synonym(s): peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea a young child who is small for his age pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms Synonym(s): peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peanut \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[91]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and {goober}.