Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peanut"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peanut \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
hypog[ae]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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peanut
adj : of little importance or influence or power; of minor status;
"a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut
politicians" [syn: {insignificant}]
n 1: underground pod of of the peanut vine
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 [syn:
{peanut vine}, {Arachis hypogaea}]
3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {earthnut},
{goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]
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