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Pod
01
a social group of aquatic mammals, such as whales or dolphins
Examples
A pod of dolphins swam alongside the boat.
Whales often travel in pods for protection.
02
a long and narrow casing filled with seeds that grows on some specific plants, such as beans and peas
Examples
She harvested a basket full of pea pods from her garden for dinner.
The soybean pods were ripe and ready to be harvested by the farmers.
03
a detachable compartment or container attached to an aircraft, often holding fuel, equipment, or weapons
Examples
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
Examples
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
Examples
The peas began to pod in early summer.
The farmer noted which plants would pod first.
02
to remove peas or beans from their outer covering, typically as part of food preparation
Examples
She pods the peas before adding them to the salad for dinner.
He podded the beans for the stew yesterday.
Lexical Tree
monopod
podlike
tripod
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