pod

Pod is defined as a dry fruit or seed vessel containing one or more seeds.

(noun)

An example of a pod is the outside shell of a green pea.

The definition of a pod is a small group of animals.

(noun)

An example of a pod is a family of dolphins swimming together.

See pod in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a dry fruit or seed vessel developed from a single carpel enclosing one or more seeds and usually splitting along two sutures at maturity, as a legume
a podlike container, as a cocoon of a locust
☆ any of various enclosures, as a streamlined housing for a jet engine

Origin: Early ModE < ?

intransitive verb podded, podding

Related Forms:

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noun

a small group of animals, esp. of seals or whales

Origin: ? special use of pod

noun

Origin: < ?

podo-: used before a vowel

1. foot: pleopod
2. one having (a specified number or kind of) feet: arthropod
having (a specified number or kind of) feet

Also -pode

Origin: < Gr pous (gen. podos), foot

See pod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Botany
a. A dehiscent fruit of a leguminous plant such as the pea.
b. A dry, several-seeded, dehiscent fruit. Also called seedpod.
Zoology A protective covering that encases the eggs of some insects and fish.
A casing or housing forming part of a vehicle, as:
a. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.
b. Aerospace A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.
Something resembling a pod, as in compactness.