Ped vs. Pod — What's the Difference?

Peds are aggregates of soil particles formed as a result of pedogenic processes; this natural organization of particles forms discrete units separated by pores or voids. The term is generally used for macroscopic (visible; i.e.

A dehiscent fruit of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting along two sides.

(on traffic signs) A pedestrian.

A dry, several-seeded, dehiscent fruit. Also called seedpod.

A pedestal.

(Zoology) An egg case of certain insects, especially a locust or other orthopteran.

(obsolete) A basket; a hamper; a pannier.

(Geology) An deposit of rock or sediment that is much longer than it is wide.

(soil science) An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

A streamlined external housing that encloses engines, machine guns, or fuel.

A motorcycle.

A detachable compartment on a spacecraft for carrying personnel or instrumentation.

A pedophile.

Something resembling a pod, as in compactness.

A basket; a hammer; a pannier.

A group of marine mammals, such as whales, or of certain other animals, such as hippopotamuses.

The lengthwise groove in certain boring tools such as augers.

The socket for holding the bit in a boring tool.

To bear or produce pods.

To expand or swell like a pod.

To remove (seeds) from a pod.

(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.

A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.

A bag; a pouch.

A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.

A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.

A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.

A nicotine cartridge.

A lie-flat business or first class seat.

(intransitive) To bear or produce pods

(transitive) To remove peas from their case.

To put into a pod or to enter a pod.

(intransitive) To swell or fill.

A bag; a pouch.

A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous.

A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; - said of seals.

To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

A group of aquatic mammals

A detachable container of fuel on an airplane

Take something out of its shell or pod;

Produce pods, of plants