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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nod•ule /ˈnɑdʒul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small node.
nod•u•lar, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nod•ule (noj′o̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. - a small node, knot, or knob.
- Pathology, Anatomya small, rounded mass or lump.
- Botanya tubercle.
- Latin nōdulus a little knot, equivalent. to nōd(us) node + -ulus -ule
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nodule /ˈnɒdjuːl/ n - a small knot, lump, or node
- Also called: root nodule any of the knoblike outgrowths on the roots of clover and many other legumes: contain bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation
- any small node or knoblike protuberance
- a small rounded lump of rock or mineral substance, esp in a matrix of different rock material
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin nōdulus, from nōdus knotˈnodular, ˈnodulose, ˈnodulous adj |