pod
noun
[ pɒd ]
• 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"
• a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function.
• "the torpedo's sensor pod"
pod
verb
• (of a plant) bear or form pods.
• "the peas have failed to pod"
• remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking.
• "our friends would pick and pod the peas and beans"
Origin:
late 17th century: back-formation from dialect podware, podder ‘field crops’, of unknown origin.
pod
noun
• a small herd or school of marine animals, especially whales.
• "a pod of 500 dolphins frolicking in the bay"
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally US): of unknown origin.
POD
noun
• short for print-on-demand.
• "POD enables publishers to take chances with authors"
in pod
• pregnant.
