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1
noun
A
long
,
thin
part
of
some
plants
,
such
as
peas
or
beans
,
that
contains
the
seeds
.
The
pea
plant
has
green
pods
filled
with
seeds
.
She
opened
the
pod
to
reveal
the
beans
inside
.
The
farmer
harvested
the
pods
when
they
were
ripe
.
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2
noun
A
detachable
or
self-contained
unit
on
an
aircraft
,
spacecraft
,
vehicle
,
or
vessel
,
used
for
a
specific
purpose
.
The
spacecraft
released
a
pod
to
gather
samples
from
the
asteroid
.
The
fighter
jet
was
equipped
with
a
missile
pod
.
The
escape
pod
was
launched
from
the
spaceship
.
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noun
A
group
of
marine
animals
,
such
as
whales
or
dolphins
,
that
live
together
.
A
pod
of
dolphins
swam
alongside
the
boat
.
The
whale
pod
migrated
to
warmer
waters
.
Scientists
observed
the
behavior
of
the
pod
in
the
wild
.
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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 and detachable units on vehicles.