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Definition of peanut : The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ( Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.

Synonyms:

Bambara, earth-ball, Arachis Hypogaea, monkey nut, minor, insignificant, truffle, groundnut, peanut vine, potato bean, groundnut vine, groundpea, chicken feed, wild bean, money, goober, big, two bits, undistinguished, unimportant, earthnut, goober pea

Brazil nut, almond, coconut, cashew, hazelnut, filbert, pistachio, nut, beechnut, butternut, pecan, walnut, acorn, chestnut, pine nut

Usage examples:

• Young woman wanted me to invest in the " grab bag;" gave half a dollar, and fished in; got, in three times trying, a tin whistle, half a stick of candy, and a peanut done up in tissue paper. - "Doesticks, What He Says", Q. K. Philander Doesticks.
• Why is an iron rather than a granite pan used for making peanut candy? - "School and Home Cooking", Carlotta C. Greer.
• He found a stray peanut in his pocket and fed it to a friendly squirrel. - "Gigolo", Edna Ferber.