to pod

Examples

• All

• The bean plants will pod after the flowers fade in mid-summer.

• Some bean varieties pod later in the season than others.

• After flowering, the plant quickly podded and set seeds.

• The pea plants pod in the summer.

• These plants podded quickly after the rain.

• During the growing season, the vines began to pod abundantly, ensuring a rich harvest.

• In ideal conditions, pea seeds start to pod shortly after germination.

Synonyms

F

to fruit

vsto pod

6 4.4

To make seeds and edible parts on a plant

means making enclosing cases for reproductive units rather than all mature plant bodies

S

to seed

vsto pod

4 1.3

To put seeds in the ground to grow plants

is about forming enclosing cases that carry reproductive units for dispersal

Compounds

P

pod person

• Offensive

4 9.9

A person who seems to have no feelings or personality and appears distant from others

F

fuel pod

• Specialized

2 5.5

A removable container that attaches to a plane or spacecraft to hold extra fuel

P

pea pod

1 1.0

A long green shell on the plant that holds small round vegetables

M

monkey pod

• US

1 9.3

A large tropical tree with wide branches that give shade and seed pods eaten by animals

E

edible-pod pea

4.4

A type of pea plant that makes soft pods you can eat whole

L

locust pod

9.5

A long seed pod from a tree with sweet pulp and small beans used for food and animal feed

Surface Forms

Etymology