pod (n.)

  1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

    [ Syn: cod , seedcase ]

  2. a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

    [ Syn: seedpod ]

  3. a group of aquatic mammals

  4. a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

    [ Syn: fuel pod ]

    pod (v.)

  1. take something out of its shell or pod; pod peas or beans'

  2. produce pods, of plants

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