PEANUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peanut mean? 

• PEANUT (noun)
  The noun PEANUT has 4 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: PEANUT used as a noun is uncommon.

• PEANUT (adjective)
  The adjective PEANUT has 1 sense:

1. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

  Familiarity information: PEANUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEANUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Underground pod of the peanut vine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("peanut" is a kind of...):

pod; seedpod (a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant)

Meronyms (substance of "peanut"):

groundnut oil; peanut oil (an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap)

Holonyms ("peanut" is a part of...):

Arachis hypogaea; peanut; peanut vine (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arachis hypogaea; peanut; peanut vine

Hypernyms ("peanut" is a kind of...):

legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

Meronyms (parts of "peanut"):

earthnut; goober; goober pea; groundnut; monkey nut; peanut (pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms)

peanut (underground pod of the peanut vine)

Holonyms ("peanut" is a member of...):

Arachis; genus Arachis (a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A young child who is small for his age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("peanut" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

earthnut; goober; goober pea; groundnut; monkey nut; peanut

Hypernyms ("peanut" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("peanut" is a part of...):

Arachis hypogaea; peanut; peanut vine (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)

• PEANUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

Synonyms:

insignificant; peanut

Context example:

peanut politicians

Similar:

minor (of lesser importance or stature or rank)

 Context examples 

They found that peanut allergy was present in 17.2% of children who had avoided peanuts, but in only 3.2% of the children who had consumed peanuts.

(Peanut Consumption in Infancy Lowers Peanut Allergy, NIH)

CoQ10 is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, beef, soybeans, peanuts, and spinach.

(CoQ10, NCI Dictionary)

Arachidic acid is found naturally as a minor component of peanut oil.

(Arachidic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Investigators at Stanford University enrolled 120 people aged 7 to 55 with diagnosed peanut allergy in the Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Study: Safety Efficacy and Discovery, or POISED.

(Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy, National Institutes of Health)

Peanut oil is used primarily as a cooking oil and as a food ingredient.

(Peanut Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

In an experiment, allergy sufferers were given increasing amounts of peanut flour to eat until they had an allergic reaction, which was treated quickly.

(Poor Sleep, Lack of Exercise Increase Risk of Nut Allergy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine enrolled 48 participants aged 4 to 15 years with confirmed allergy to multiple foods, including milk, egg, wheat, soy, sesame seeds, peanut or tree nuts.

(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)

It is found in whole milk, beef liver, eggs, soy foods, and peanuts.

(Choline, NCI Dictionary)

Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, beef, soybeans, peanuts, and spinach.

(coenzyme Q10, NCI Dictionary)

Problem foods for children can include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat.

(Food Allergy, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)