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(). [See Foot.] A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy°s, podo°s, foot; as, decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod. 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. 2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous. 3. (Zol.) A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals. Pod auger, or pod bit, an auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of twisted. Pod v. i.[imp. & p. p.Podded; p. pr. & vb. n.Podding.] To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods. スポンサード リンク
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