Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae, native to South America.
Peanut or Peanuts may also refer to:
Places Peanut, California, an unincorporated community Peanut, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community Peanut, Arkansas, an unincorporated community Peanut Island, Florida The Peanut, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arts and entertainment Games Peanuts or Nertz, a form of double solitaire Peanuts, another name for Mercy (game), a hand war game Music The Peanuts, a singing duo "Peanuts", a 1957 song by Little Joe and the Thrillers "Peanuts", a song from The Police's 1978 album Outlandos d'Amour
Film Peanuts (1996 film), a Japanese film by Takashi Miike Peanuts (2006 film), a Japanese film
Peanuts franchise Peanuts, a comic strip Peanuts (TV series), a television series based on the comic strip The Peanuts Movie, a 2015 film based on the comic strip
Fictional characters Peanut, a puppet of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham Peanut, a television character in Harvey Birdman Peanut Otter, one of the main characters of the show PB&J Otter Peanut, a recurring character in SuperKitties Peanut Big Top, a Lalaloopsy doll and character in the TV series Peanut, character on Animal Crossing Peanut, a nickname for the character SCP-173
Other uses in arts and entertainment Peanut (gamer), stage name of League of Legends player Han Wang-ho Peanut the Elephant, a Beanie Baby collectible toy
Other uses Peanut (nickname), a list of people nicknamed either "Peanut" or "Peanuts" Foam peanuts, a packing material Mr. Peanut, mascot of the snack-food company Planters Peanut (squirrel), a pet squirrel who became well-known on social media Peanuts (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Peanut, name for IBM PCjr, a computer manufactured by IBM starting in 1984 Peanut, a type of small pocketknife with two blades The smallest legally harvestable hard clams
See also P-Nut, the bassist for 311