peanut

peanut
    adj 1: of little importance or influence or power; of minor
           status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut
           politicians" [syn: {insignificant}, {peanut}]
    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}, {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:
       {peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut},
       {monkey nut}]
    

Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
   The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
   hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
   cultivated for its fruit.
   [1913 Webster]

   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}.
         [1913 Webster]
    

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "peanut":
      Brazil nut, Mickey Mouse, almond, almond paste, amande,
      amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds,
      burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground-pea, groundnut,
      inconsequential, kernel, measly, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix,
      nut, paltry, peanut butter, picayune, piddling, puny,
      salted peanuts, small, sweet almond