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Pod
01
banc
a social group of aquatic mammals, such as whales or dolphins
Exemples
A pod of dolphins swam alongside the boat.
Whales often travel in pods for protection.
02
cosse
a long and narrow casing filled with seeds that grows on some specific plants, such as beans and peas
Exemples
She harvested a basket full of pea pods from her garden for dinner.
Elle a récolté un panier plein de gousses de pois dans son jardin pour le dîner.
The soybean pods were ripe and ready to be harvested by the farmers.
Les gousses de soja étaient mûres et prêtes à être récoltées par les agriculteurs.
03
a detachable compartment or container attached to an aircraft, often holding fuel, equipment, or weapons
Exemples
The fighter jet carried an external fuel pod.
The reconnaissance plane had a camera pod attached.
04
the part of a plant that encloses the seeds, distinct from the seeds themselves
Exemples
The pod protects developing seeds.
Farmers removed the pods from the plants.
to pod
01
(of certain plants) to develop or produce seed-containing pods
Exemples
The peas began to pod in early summer.
The farmer noted which plants would pod first.
02
écosser, dégousser
to remove peas or beans from their outer covering, typically as part of food preparation
Exemples
She pods the peas before adding them to the salad for dinner.
Elle écosse les pois avant de les ajouter à la salade pour le dîner.
He podded the beans for the stew yesterday.
Il a égrené les haricots pour le ragoût hier.
Arbre Lexical
monopod
podlike
tripod
pod
