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nodulated, a.|ˈnɒdjʊleɪtɛd| [ad. L. type *nōdulāt-us (cf. nodulation) + -ed1.] Furnished with, characterized by, nodular growths. (Cf. nodulate v.)
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 409/1 Among the invertebrata its surface is uneven and nodulated like that of a raspberry. 1849Balfour Man. Bot. §70 These tubers occasionally become nodulated, or elongated, or curved in various ways. 1876J. S. Bristowe Th. & Pract. Med. (1878) 276 The nodulated thickening of the eyebrows and adjacent parts of the forehead. 1932E. B. Fred et al. Root Nodule Bacteria & Leguminous Plants ii. 17 In 1905 Norton & Walls{ddd}suggested that the wild Leguminosae, nearly all of which are nodulated in Maryland, are important agents for adding nitrogen and humus to the soils. 1957Canadian Jrnl. Microbiol. III. 120 In the nodulated plants the nitrogen content was fully twice the seed nitrogen. 1971M. Alexander Microbial Ecol. xi. 259 In addition to the plants cited, several gymnosperms are nodulated, and they may be capable of assimilating N2. |