seedpod

/ˈsidˌpɑd/

Other forms: seedpods

Definitions of seedpod

1. noun

   a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
   synonyms: pod

   types:

   legume

   the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case

   peanut

   underground pod of the peanut vine

   screw bean

   spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed

   cowage

   pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey

   loment

   seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments

   chickpea, garbanzo

   the seed of the chickpea plant

   lentil

   the fruit or seed of a lentil plant

   pea

   the fruit or seed of a pea plant

   field pea

   seed of the field pea plant

   black-eyed pea, cowpea

   fruit or seed of the cowpea plant

   type of:

   fruit

   the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant