Peanut - Definition

adj 1: of little importance or influence or power; of minor
status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut
politicians" [syn: insignificant, peanut]
n 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 [syn:
peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea]
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 [syn:
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut,
monkey nut]