pea·nut /ˈpi(ˌ)nət/
花生,落花生;小數目,小人物(a.)微不足道的
Pea·nut n. Bot. The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); 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.
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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 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: 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: earthnut,
goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut]