podlike
Resembling a husk
Podlike describes something resembling a pod—a compact, enclosed, rounded structure.
The comparison usually evokes seed pods or cocoons: podlike sleeping quarters, a podlike capsule hotel room.
The word suggests self-contained spaces that wrap around their contents.
Pod-producing plant family
seedpod · peapod · carpel · follicle · valve · suture · okra · carob
Enclosing cover or frame
- sheathProtective blade covering
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- huskDry seed covering
- hullOuter covering or frame
armor · shell · encasement · membrane · integument · exoskeleton · carapace · chrysalis
legume
Pod-producing plant family
husk · seedpod · peapod · carpel · follicle · valve · suture · okra · carob · tamarind
casing
Enclosing cover or frame
hull · armor · shell · encasement · membrane · integument · exoskeleton · carapace · chrysalis · pupa
capsule
Enclosed dose container
- oblongElongated in one direction
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- ovoidResembling an egg's form
cylindrical · tubular · tapered · rounded · bulbous · swollen · plump · smooth · streamlined · fusiform
cocoon
Silk wrapping for transformation
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
cell · cavity · casing · shell · housing · receptacle · vessel · container · gondola · nacelle