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# peanut

noun (a peanut, peanuts)

«peanut» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#m1)
2. "Peanuts" can also mean a very small amount of money: "He works for peanuts." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life peanuts are eaten as snacks, in peanut butter and in sauces. In health and safety lessons peanuts matter because some people have a serious peanut allergy, so many schools are "nut-free". In science, the peanut is really a legume, like peas and beans, not a true nut. Phrases: peanut butter, peanut allergy, salted peanuts, for peanuts.

### Examples

- I like peanut butter on toast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x1)
- Elephants in cartoons eat peanuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x2)
- Leo has a peanut allergy, so he checks every label. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x3)
- Our school is a nut-free zone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x4)
- The peanut grows under the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x5)
- We shared a bag of roasted peanuts at the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x6)
- She sold her old bike for peanuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/#x7)

### Note

Countable: one peanut, many peanuts. The British also say "groundnut" or "monkey nut" for a peanut in its shell. Trap: a peanut is not a true nut but a legume, like a pea or a bean. Safety: a peanut allergy can be very dangerous, even from a tiny amount; never share food with someone who has an allergy, and tell an adult at once if someone has trouble breathing after eating. Whole peanuts can make small children choke.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peanut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peanut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peanut.html) on Mova free.