podnoun [ C ]
uk/pɒd/us/pɑːd/pod noun [ C ] (PLANT)
a long, narrow, flat part of some plants, such as beans and peas, that contains the seeds and usually has a thick skin:
seed pods
a pea/vanilla pod
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- needle
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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pod noun [ C ] (STRUCTURE)
a long, narrow container that is attached to an aircraft for carrying engines, weapons, extra fuel, etc.:
an escape/storage/fuel pod
a space pod
a small simple building, often rounded in shape:
You can camp, or stay in a single-storey "eco pod" with a wood-burning stove.
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Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
- -nosed
- aisle
- autopilot
- barf bag
- canopy
- fixed-wing
- flight recorder
- fuselage
- joystick
- nose
- nose cone
- propeller
- retrorocket
- rudder
- safety belt
- shell
- skid
- spoiler
- starboard
- wing
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pod noun [ C ] (WHALES/DOLPHINS)
a group of sea mammals such as whales or dolphins
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- drove
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pride
- shoal
- stable
- swarm
- team
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