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Pod   /pɑd/   Listen
Pod

noun
1.
The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).  Synonyms: cod, seedcase.
2.
A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant.  Synonym: seedpod.
3.
A group of aquatic mammals.
4.
A detachable container of fuel on an airplane.  Synonym: fuel pod.
verb
(past & past part. podded; pres. part. podding)
1.
Take something out of its shell or pod.
2.
Produce pods, of plants.



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"Pod" Quotes from Famous Books



... forks," he said, "and as for spoons I have no use for such frills. I can eat my peas out of the pod, and as for soup it tastes better out ...
— The Autobiography of Methuselah • John Kendrick Bangs
... the forest growth was a row of denser vegetation, great ferns twenty feet and more in height, and among them at regular intervals stood plants of another growth—each a tremendous pod held in air on a thick stalk. Tendrils coiled themselves like giant springs beside each pod, tendrils as thick as a man's wrist. The great pods were ranged in a line that extended as far as McGuire could see in ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 • Various
... spurs ascend; numerous stamens and 5 pistils projecting. Stem: 1 to 2 ft. high, branching, soft-hairy or smooth. Leaves: More or less divided, the lobes with rounded teeth; large lower compound leaves on long petioles. Fruit: An erect pod, each of the 5 divisions tipped ...
— Wild Flowers Worth Knowing • Neltje Blanchan et al
... a species of the mimosa, grow in this valley. The pod which they produce, together with the tenderest shoots of the branches, serve as fodder to the camels; the bark of the tree is used by the Arabs to tan leather. The rocks round the resting-place of Naszeb are much shattered ...
— Travels in Syria and the Holy Land • John Burckhardt
... pleasant : afabla, agrabla. pledge : garantiajxo. pliable : fleksebla. plot : konspir'i, -o; intrig'i, -o. plough : plug'i, -ilo. plum : pruno. plumber : plumbisto. plural : multenombro. plush : plusxo. pocket : posxo, enposxigi. pod : sxelo. poem : poemo. poet : poeto. poetry : poezio, versajxo. point : punkto; (cards) poento; (tip) pinto. poison : veneno. poker : fajrinstigilo. pole : stango; (of car) timono; (geog.) poluso. polecat : putoro. police : police, (—"court") jugxejo. ...
— The Esperanto Teacher - A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians • Helen Fryer


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