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noun
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a small node
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: node
noun
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hunk, lump
Narrower terms: geode
noun
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tubercle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant process, enation
History
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
