This "nut" is not a nut but a high-fat, high-protein legume seed The most popular types are Spanish (small and round) and Virginia (large and oval) About half the U S peanut crop is used to make peanut butter Also called "goobers "
pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms a young child who is small for his age 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 underground pod of the peanut vine
disapproval If you say that a sum of money is peanuts, you mean that it is very small. The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen. or groundnut Annual legume (Arachis hypogaea) and its edible seeds, which have the peculiar habit of ripening underground in pods. Native to tropical South America, peanuts were introduced early into the Old World tropics. Each pod contains one to three oblong seeds with whitish to dark-purple seed coats. Pound for pound, peanuts have more protein, minerals, and vitamins than beef liver, more fat than heavy cream, and more calories than sugar. They are pressed for edible oil, ground into peanut butter, eaten as snacks, and used in cooking. The plant is fed to livestock
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
Peanuts are small nuts that grow under the ground. Peanuts are often eaten as a snack, especially roasted and salted. a packet of peanuts Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil
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
(isim) fıstık, yer fıstığı, çerez parası, önemsiz kimse, küçük adam
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(i·sim) fıs·tık, yer fıs·tı·ğı, çe·rez pa·ra·sı, ö·nem·siz kim·se, kü·çük a·dam