satinpod

satinpod
/sat"n pod'/, n.
either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
[SATIN + POD1]

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