Definitions of peanut:

  • noun:   pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
  • noun:   a young child who is small for his age
  • noun:   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
  • noun:   underground pod of the peanut vine
  • adjective:   of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
    Example: "Peanut politicians"