English noun: pod |
1. | pod (plant) the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) |
|
| Synonyms | cod, seedcase |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | husk |
|
| Narrower (hyponym) | pea pod, peasecod |
|
2. | pod (plant) a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant |
|
| Synonyms | seedpod |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | fruit |
|
| Narrower (hyponym) | cowage, legume, loment, okra, peanut, screw bean |
|
3. | pod (group) a group of aquatic mammals |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group |
|
| Member holonym | blower, cetacean, cetacean mammal, pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal |
|
4. | pod (artifact) a detachable container of fuel on an airplane |
|
| Synonyms | fuel pod |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | container |
|
| Part meronym | aeroplane, airplane, plane |
|