Definition of "peanut butter" [pea•nut but•ter]

• A paste made from ground roasted peanuts. (noun)

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• "Andy, an eager six-year-old, arrives home proudly unfurling his tatteredmasterpiece, a richly textured, unintentionally abstract work of art whose provocative pigmentation resembles a montage of chunky peanut butter and lumpy marinara sauce."
• "Finger Sandwiches: two 1-inch-wide cubes of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches"
• "PCBs peaches peanut butter peanut oil pears peas pectins"