pod

pod [-s] n

Origin unknown.

1. Shell; cocoon; seed casing; exterior hull; outer covering; protective sac which allows its contents to grow and develop.
2. [Fig.] nest; house; habitation.
3. [Fig.] tomb; grave; casket; sepulcher.
4. [Fig.] origin; impetus; source; wellspring; starting point.
5. Phrase. “In pod”: preparing to bloom.