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Podding

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pod

1  [pod] noun, verb, pod⋅ded, pod⋅ding.
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–noun
1. a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp having several seeds.
3. Entomology.
a. an insect egg case.
b. a compact mass of insect eggs.
4. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container of some kind: an engine pod under the wing of an aircraft.
5. a protective compartment, as for an automobile's instrument gauges.
6. Mining. an orebody that has an elongated or lenticular shape.
7. Radio and Television Slang. a cluster of brief commercials or spot announcements.
–verb (used without object)
8. to produce pods.
9. to swell out like a pod.
Origin:
1680–90; appar. back formation from podder peasecod gatherer; cf.podder, var. of podware, unexplained var. of codware bagged vegetables ( cod 2 + -ware crops, vegetables)

Related forms:
podlike, adjective
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pod 1   (pŏd)   
n.  

  1. Botany

    1. A dehiscent fruit of a leguminous plant such as the pea.

    2. A dry, several-seeded, dehiscent fruit. Also called seedpod.

    3. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.

    4. Aerospace A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.

  2. Zoology A protective covering that encases the eggs of some insects and fish.

  3. A casing or housing forming part of a vehicle, as:

    1. A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.

    2. Aerospace A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.

  4. Something resembling a pod, as in compactness.

v.   pod·ded, pod·ding, pods

v.   intr.

  1. To bear or produce pods.

  2. To expand or swell like a pod.

v.   tr.
To remove (seeds) from a pod.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

pod  (1)
"seed of beans," 1688, of uncertain origin; found earlier in podware "seed of legumes, seed grain" (1467), which had a parallel form codware "husked or seeded plants" (1398), related to cod "husk of seeded plants," which was in O.E. Pod people (1956) is from movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," based on novel by Jack Finney.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: POD
Function: abbreviation
postoperative day
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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