pod Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
    seedcase; cod.
  2. noun a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
    seedpod.
  3. noun a group of aquatic mammals
  4. noun a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
    fuel pod.
  5. verb take something out of its shell or pod
    • pod peas or beans
  6. verb produce pods, of plants

WordNet

Pod noun
Etymology
Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.
Definitions
  1. A bag; a pouch. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Tusser.
  2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous.
  3. (Zoöl.) A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals.
Pod intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Podded; present participle & verbal noun Podding
Definitions
  1. To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

Webster 1913