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pod1

Syllabification: (pod)
Pronunciation: /päd/
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Definition of pod

noun

  • 1an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.
  • the egg case of a locust.
  • Geology a body of rock or sediment whose length greatly exceeds its other dimensions:pods of blue quartz in Virginia
  • a narrow-necked purse seine for catching eels.
  • 2 [often with modifier] a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function:the torpedo’s sensor pod contains a television camera

verb (pods, podding, podded)

  • 1 [no object] (of a plant) bear or form pods:the peas have failed to pod
  • 2 [with object] remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking.

Derivatives

podlike

Pronunciation: /-ˌlīk/
adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: back-formation from dialect podware, podder 'field crops', of unknown origin

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