dehiscent pod

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• pod´like´ — pod 1 «pod», noun, verb, pod|ded, pod|ding. –n. 1. a shell or case in which plants such as beans and peas grow their seeds; legume or silique. A pod consists of two parts hinged together. 2. any dry, dehiscent pericarp, usually having several… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pod — Pod, n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.] 1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pod auger — Pod Pod, n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.] 1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pod bit — Pod Pod, n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.] 1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pod — I. /pɒd / (say pod) noun 1. a more or less elongated, two valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean. 2. a dehiscent fruit or pericarp with several seeds. 3. Aeronautics a streamlined structure suspended under the wing of an aircraft for… …  

• pod — pod1 podlike, adj. /pod/, n., v., podded, podding. n. 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. Entomol. a. an insect egg case. b. a compact mass of… …   Universalium

• pod — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1573 1. a bit socket in a brace 2. a straight groove or channel in the barrel of an auger II. noun Etymology: probably alteration of cod bag more at codpiece Date: 1688 1. a dry dehi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Fabales — ▪ plant order Introduction  order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots. The order comprises 4 families ( Fabaceae, Polygalaceae, Quillajaceae, and Surianaceae), 754 genera, and more than 20,000 species.… …   Universalium

• Tabebuia — Taxobox name = Tabebuia image width = 200px image caption = Flowering Araguaney or ipê amarelo ( Tabebuia chrysantha ) in central Brazil regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo =… …   Wikipedia

• Prosopis nigra — Taxobox name = Algarrobo negro status = DD status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Mimosoideae genus = Prosopis species = P. nigra binomial = Prosopis …   Wikipedia

• angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium