a long seed capsule or fruit, esp of the pea, bean, or other leguminous plant, and the seeds contained inside it
the empty capsule once the seeds have been removed or dispersed
an egg case of a locust or similar insect
a streamlined compartment under the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, used as a container for fuel, etc
a detachable compartment on a spacecraft or aircraft
[prob a back-formation from Middle English podware, podder field crops, of unknown origin]