PODOSPERM
Pod"o*sperm, n. Etym: [Podo- + Gr. podosperme.] (Bot.)
Defn: The stalk of a seed or ovule.
PODOSTOMATA
Pod`o*stom"a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot +
(Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See
Rhabdopleura.
PODOTHECA Pod`o*the"ca, n.; pl. Podothecæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + (Zoöl.)
Defn: The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
PODRIDA
Po*dri"da, n. Etym: [Sp., rotten.]
Defn: A miscellaneous dish of meats. See Olla-podrida.
PODURA Po*du"ra, n.; pl. L. Poduræ, E. Poduras. Etym: [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot +
Defn: Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. Podura scale (Zoöl.), one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope.