Wordie: Peanut

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(n): a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

(n): 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

(n): an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

(n): a young child who is small for his age

(n): a young person of either sex

(n): pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

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

(adj): of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

(adj): vs. major) -- (of lesser importance or stature or rank

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2 months ago whichbe said:

Peanuts are used in the production of dynamite.

6 months ago chained_bear said:

For an interesting (well, sorta) conversation about peanuts, see the comments on pomegranate's excellent list, here.

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