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(word root) footExamples of words with the root pod-: podiatry, cephalopod

pod¹

(pɒd)

n., v. pod•ded, pod•ding. n. 1. an elongated seed vessel that splits easily along the sides at maturity, as that of the pea or bean. 2. an insect egg case. 3. a streamlined enclosure, housing, or detachable container, esp. on an aircraft or other vehicle. v.i. 4. to produce pods. 5. to swell out like a pod. [1680–90; appar. back formation from podder,podware, alter. of codware bagged vegetables =cod husk, bag (compare Old English codd bag and Old Norse koddi pillow, scrotum) + -ware crops, vegetables] pod′like`, adj.

pod²

(pɒd)

n. a small herd or school, esp. of seals or whales. [1825–35, Amer.; perhaps identical with pod¹]

pod³

(pɒd)

n. the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits. [1565–75; orig. uncertain; perhaps continuing Old English pād covering, cloak, the socket being thought of as something that conceals (though the phonology is irregular)]

pod-

a combining form meaning “foot”: podiatry. Also, esp. before a consonant,podo-.[comb. form representing Greek poús (genitive podós) foot]

-pod

a combining form meaning “one having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often corresponding to New Latin class names ending in -poda, with -pod used in English to name a single member of such a class: cephalopod. Compare -ped. [< New Latin < Greek -pod-, s. of -pous, adj. derivative of poús foot]

POD

port of debarkation.

P.O.D.

1. pay on delivery. 2. Post Office Department.

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