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Adjective peanut has 1 sense

insignificant, peanut - of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
Antonym: major (indirect, via minor)

Noun peanut has 4 senses

peanut - underground pod of the peanut vine
--₁ is a kind of pod, seedpod
--₁ is a part of peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea
--₁ has substances: peanut oil, groundnut oil
peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea - 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
--₂ is a kind of legume, leguminous plant
--₂ is a member of Arachis, genus Arachis
--₂ has parts:
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut; peanut
peanut - a young child who is small for his age
--₃ is a kind of child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut - pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
--₄ is a kind of edible nut
--₄ is a part of peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea