"Legume.--A pod; applied to the fruit of leguminous plants, such as the pea, &c." -Newman, 1850
"Fruits adapted for dispersal by the shaking action of the wind: pea." -Bergen, 1896
An illustration of a pea pod.
A seed pod, such as in peas.
The small pea pod pictured is opened with two seeds developed. There are also the remains of two unfertilized…