peanut

/pˈinət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
   “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”

noun

1. underground pod 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
3. a young child who is small for his age
4. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

Synonyms for peanut

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