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 [noj-uh-luhs]  

nod·u·lous

   [noj-uh-luhs]
adjective
having nodules.
Also, nod·u·lose  [noj-uh-lohs, nod-yuh-, noj-uh-lohs, nod-yuh-] .

Origin:
1835–45; nodule + -ous

Related forms
sub·nod·u·lose, adjective
sub·nod·u·lous, 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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