NODULE

nodule

(noun) a small node

nodule

(noun) (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

nodule, tubercle

(noun) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nodule (plural nodules)

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Anagrams

• Louden, edunol, louden, louned

Source: Wiktionary


Nod"ule, n. Etym: [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.]

Definition: A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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