| NOUN | body | nodule | a small node |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | nodule, tubercle | small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant | |
| object | nodule | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) |
| Sounds | naa'jhuwl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | |
| Meaning | A small node. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | node | Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part |
| Spanish | nódulo | |
| Catalan | nòdul | |
| Adjectives | nodular | relating to or characterized by or having nodules |
| nodular | having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | |
| Meaning | small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | tubercle | |
| Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| Spanish | nódulo, tubérculo | |
| Catalan | nòdul, tubercle, tubèrcul | |
| Adjectives | nodular | relating to or characterized by or having nodules |
| nodular | having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | |
| Meaning | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment). | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | mineralogy | The branch of geology that studies minerals |
| Narrower | geode | (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals |
| Broader | hunk, lump | A large piece of something without definite shape |
| Spanish | nódulo | |
| Adjectives | nodular | relating to or characterized by or having nodules |
| nodular | having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | |
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