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1
noun
A
long
,
thin
part
of
some
plants
,
such
as
peas
or
beans
,
that
contains
the
seeds
.
The
pea
pod
was
full
of
fresh
green
peas
.
She
opened
the
bean
pod
to
reveal
the
seeds
inside
.
The
farmer
harvested
the
pods
from
the
field
.
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2
noun
A
detachable
or
self-contained
unit
on
an
aircraft
,
spacecraft
,
vehicle
,
or
vessel
,
having
a
particular
function
.
The
escape
pod
was
used
during
the
emergency
landing
.
The
spacecraft
released
a
pod
to
collect
samples
from
the
asteroid
.
The
cargo
pod
was
attached
to
the
bottom
of
the
plane
.
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noun
A
group
of
marine
animals
,
such
as
whales
or
dolphins
,
that
swim
together
.
We
saw
a
pod
of
dolphins
swimming
near
the
shore
.
The
pod
of
whales
migrated
to
warmer
waters
.
Marine
biologists
studied
the
behavior
of
the
pod
.
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Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
podd
Originally meant
a bag or case
Background
The word 'pod' originally referred to a bag or case in Old English. Over time, it came to describe the seed cases of plants and later extended to other uses, such as groups of animals or parts of vehicles.