nodose

no·dose

[noh-dohs, noh-dohs]
adjective
1.
having nodes.
2.
full of knots; knotty.
Also, no·dous [noh-duhs] .


Origin:
1715–25; < Latin nōdōsus full of knots, knotty, equivalent to nōd(us) node + -ōsus -ose1

no·dos·i·ty [noh-dos-i-tee] , noun
mul·ti·no·dous, adjective
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nodose or nodous (ˈnəʊdəʊs, nəʊˈdəʊs, ˈnəʊdəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having nodes or knotlike swellings: nodose stems
 
[C18: from Latin nōdōsus knotty]
 
nodous or nodous
 
adj
 
[C18: from Latin nōdōsus knotty]
 
nodosity or nodous
 
n

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nodose no·dose (nō'dōs')
adj.
Having many nodes or knotlike swellings.


no·dos'i·ty (-dŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

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