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legume vs pod

pod vs legume

legume and pod both are nouns.

legume is not a verb while pod is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legume Yes No No No
pod Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pod is a hypernym of legume; that is, pod is a word with a broader meaning than legume:
  • 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
  • pod: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
Other hypernyms of legume include seedpod.
legume (noun) pod (noun)
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae a group of aquatic mammals
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 a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
legume (verb) pod (verb)
produce pods, of plants
take something out of its shell or pod
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