Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pod \Pod\, n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same
   word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion,
   and also E. cod a husk, pod.]
   1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.

   2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry
      dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of {Angiospermous}.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A considerable number of animals closely
      clustered together; -- said of seals.

   {Pod auger}, or {pod bit}, an auger or bit the channel of
      which is straight instead of twisted.

Pod \Pod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Podded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Podding}.]
   To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

Source : WordNet®

pod
     n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds
          themselves) [syn: {cod}, {seedcase}]
     2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous
        plant [syn: {seedpod}]
     3: a group of aquatic mammals
     4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {fuel
        pod}]
     [also: {podding}, {podded}]

pod
     v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
     2: produce pods, of plants
     [also: {podding}, {podded}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

pod
     
        Not to be confused with {P.O.D.}.
     
        1.  (Allegedly from abbreviation POD for "Prince Of
        Darkness") A {Diablo} 630 (or, latterly, any {letter-quality}
        {impact printer}).  From the {DEC-10} {PODTYPE} program used
        to feed formatted text to it.
     
        2.  {Plain Old Documentation}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1998-12-18)

P.O.D.
     
         Piece Of Data (as opposed to {code}).
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (2000-04-08)