How to say "pod" in Japanese

• 殻からJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA common word for hard outer coverings — 'shell', 'husk', 'hull' — with 'pod' as one of its senses; it suits the pod thought of as a protective case around seeds, much like a husk.
  飲み物のみものはヤシの実じつの殻からに入いれてあった。↗

  The drinks were served in coconut shells.
• ポッド
  nounThe loanword, a direct rendering of English 'pod'. It is a less common word, and for an actual seed pod the native さや or 殻 is the natural choice.
• さや
  nounThe word for a pod in the vegetable sense, such as a pea pod; it also covers 'shell' and 'hull'. It is normally written in kana alone.
  その双子ふたごはさやの中なかの２つのえんどう豆まめのように似にている。↗

  The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod.
• オンデマンド印刷オンデマンドいんさつ
  nounCovers 'POD' only in the printing sense: print on demand, on-demand printing. It has no connection to seed pods, so reach for it solely when 'pod' is the publishing abbreviation.
• プリントオンデマンド
  nounAnother name for the same publishing concept, print-on-demand, borrowed directly from English. Like オンデマンド印刷, it applies only to POD in the printing sense, never to a seed pod.

For the botanical sense of 'pod' the native words 「さや」 (a pea pod) and 殻 are your choices, 「ポッド」 being the less common loanword; for the publishing abbreviation POD use 「オンデマンド印刷」 or 「プリントオンデマンド」.

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• 殻からshell
• ポッドpod
• さやpod (e.g. a pea pod)
• オンデマンド印刷オンデマンドいんさつprint on demand
• プリントオンデマンドprint-on-demand