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- Dictionarypod/pɒd/
noun
- 1. an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe: "gorse pods were popping in the sun"
- 2. a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function: "the aircraft returned with their bomb pods empty"
verb
- 1. (of a plant) bear or form pods: "the peas have failed to pod"
- 2. remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking: "our friends would pick and pod the peas and beans"
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Pod can mean a plant part, a container, a group, or a publishing term. Learn the meanings, pronunciations, and usage of pod in different contexts with examples and translations.
noun. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds. Entomology. an insect egg case. a compact mass of insect eggs. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.
The meaning of POD is an elongated dry fruit that develops from one or more carpels of a flower, splits open along a seam, and contains seeds that may be attached to the wall of the pod : seedpod; especially : the pod of a plant (such as a pea or bean) of the legume family : legume.
pod noun [C] (BROADCAST) a radio program that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the internet and play on a computer or cell phone. Pod is short for podcast: "Things Fell Apart" is a BBC pod series by Jon Ronson.
noun. 1. a. the fruit of any leguminous plant, consisting of a long two-valved case that contains seeds and splits along both sides when ripe. b. the seedcase as distinct from the seeds. 2. any similar fruit. 3. a streamlined structure attached by a pylon to an aircraft and used to house a jet engine ( podded engine ), fuel tank, armament, etc. 4.
Learn the meaning of pod as a noun, verb, and adjective, with examples and synonyms. A pod is a case that holds a plant's seeds, or a group of aquatic mammals, or a fuel container on an airplane.
Pod can refer to a dehiscent fruit, an egg case, a housing, a group of animals, or a tool groove. Learn the meanings, origins, and usage of pod in botany, zoology, geology, aeronautics, and more.
Learn the meaning of pod as a noun in English, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out the different types of pods, such as plant seeds, plastic containers, aircraft fuel tanks, spacecraft parts and animal groups.
Learn the meaning of pod as a noun in English, with examples from various topics such as plants, space, insects, and business. Pod can refer to a seed container, a space vehicle part, a petrol tank, a sea animal group, or an egg holder.
a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft. Automotive a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges. Mining an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.
