Exploding part of a touch-me-not (3)

I believe the answer is:

pod

(Other definitions for pod that I've seen before include "Fruit of a legume" , "Pea shell" , "A long seed-vessel" , "Group of whales" , "Seed vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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