n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē -( ˌ )n ə t
Function: noun
Date: 1802
1 : a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb ( Arachis hypogaea ) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds also : its seed or seed-containing pod
2 : an insignificant or tiny person
3 plural : a trifling amount
4 : a pellet usually made of polystyrene foam that is used especially as packing material