NOUN | body | nodule | a small node |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... |
Meaning | A small node. | |
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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. | |
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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). | |
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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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