nodular

 [noj-uh-ler]  

nod·u·lar

   [noj-uh-ler]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by nodules.
2.
shaped like or occurring in nodules: a nodular concretion.
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Origin:
1785–95; nodule + -ar1

Related forms
mul·ti·nod·u·lar, adjective
post·nod·u·lar, adjective
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nodule (ˈnɒdjuːl)
 
—n
1.  a small knot, lump, or node
2.  Also called: root nodule any of the knoblike outgrowths on the roots of clover and many other legumes: contain bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation
3.  anatomy any small node or knoblike protuberance
4.  a small rounded lump of rock or mineral substance, esp in a matrix of different rock material
 
[C17: from Latin nōdulus, from nōdus knot]
 
'nodular
 
—adj
 
'nodulose
 
—adj
 
'nodulous
 
—adj

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