English dictionary
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English adjective: peanut | |||
| 1. | peanut of little importance or influence or power; of minor status | ||
| Samples | A minor, insignificant bureaucrat. Peanut politicians. | ||
| Synonyms | insignificant | ||
| Similar | minor | ||
| Antonyms | major | ||
English noun: peanut | |||
| 1. | peanut (plant) underground pod of the peanut vine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pod, seedpod | ||
| Part meronym | Arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine | ||
| Substance holonym | groundnut oil, peanut oil | ||
| 2. | peanut (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Arachis hypogaea, peanut vine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legume, leguminous plant | ||
| Part holonym | earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut, peanut | ||
| Member meronym | Arachis, genus Arachis | ||
| 3. | peanut (person) a young child who is small for his age | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster | ||
| 4. | peanut (food) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | ||
| Synonyms | earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edible nut | ||
| Part meronym | Arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine | ||
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