bean pod
English
Beans visible in their pod (left), empty bean pod (right)
Noun
bean
pod
(
plural
bean pods
)
(
botany
)
The
elongated
,
protective
seed
casing
produced
by
bean
plants
(family
Fabaceae
),
enclosing
developing
beans
or
seeds
until
maturity
.
See also
seedpod