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noun
The pod of the pea plant, that holds the seeds (the peas) until they ripen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The pod and its contents as a vegetable; the mangetout
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A hybrid nanomaterial consisting of spheroidal fullerenes encapsulated within a carbon nanotube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: materials science
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noun
A small rowboat traditionally used for fishing and lobstering in Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Synchronically, pea + pod; diachronically, from a Middle English predecessor compound.
Across languages
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