单词 | peanut |
释义 | peanut1 of 2noun pea·nut ˈpē-(ˌ)nət plural peanuts 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 peanuts plural : a trifling amount 4 : a pellet made of a low-density lightweight material (such as polystyrene foam or corn starch) that is used especially as packing material —usually plural It's all part of the company's mission to be more sustainable. When your paint shows up at your door, you won't find it loaded with polystyrene peanuts. Nicole ConwayIn the 1800s the acorns were used for packing (like Styrofoam peanuts) and ships would dump them overboard and they'd wash up on shore. Rich EldredWhenever you get plants in the mail, or other fragile things, they come packed with these foam peanuts. Peter HottonThe bill would also ban the sale of polystyrene loose fill packaging, or packing peanuts. Samantha Maldonado peanut 2 of 2adjective : insignificant, petty peanut politics peanut adjectiveas in nominal so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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