peanut
//ˈpiːnʌt//
Noun
peanutSingular
peanutsPlural
1
An oval-shaped edible seed that grows in pods underground, commonly roasted and eaten as a snack or used to make peanut butter and oil.
I like to eat roasted peanuts as a snack.
2
The plant of the legume family that produces peanuts, native to South America.
Peanut is a legume plant that originally comes from South America.
3
(informal) A very small or insignificant amount of money.
They paid me peanuts for all that work.