pea pod

Thân thiện

A gardener gently opens a green pea pod to reveal the peas inside.

Definition

Noun: - The husk or shell of a pea: A pea pod is the elongated, green (or sometimes yellow or purple) casing that contains the seeds (peas) of a pea plant. It is the fruit of the plant and is edible in some varieties, particularly garden peas.

Usage

• The primary use is to refer to the specific container for peas.
• It is often used in culinary and gardening contexts.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Like two peas in a pod": This common idiom, while using the word "pod," refers to the peas inside, not the pod itself. It describes two people or things that are very similar or inseparable.
  • Those twins are like two peas in a pod.

Variants and Related Words

• Pod (noun): A more general term for the seed case of various plants (e.g., pea pod, bean pod).
• Shell (verb/noun): The action of removing peas from the pod; also the pod itself.
  • We need to shell these peas.
• Husk (noun): A dry outer covering, similar in function to a pod for some seeds.

Synonyms

• Pea shell
• Pea husk (though "husk" often implies a drier, inedible covering)

Notes

• The term "pea pod" specifically denotes the container for peas. While "pod" can be used alone, "pea pod" is more precise.
• The edibility of the pod depends on the pea variety (e.g., garden peas vs. snap peas or snow peas, where the entire pod is consumed).

Học thuật

Noun

1. husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas

Từ đồng nghĩa

• peasecod