bean pod

noun

The elongated, protective seed casing produced by bean plants (family Fabaceae), enclosing developing beans or seeds until maturity.

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Meanings

nounbean pod (plural bean pods)

plural bean pods

  1. biologyThe elongated, protective seed casing produced by bean plants (family Fabaceae), enclosing developing beans or seeds until maturity.
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