nodule
nounA small knotlike protuberance.
nounA small, abnormal but usually benign mass of tissue, as on the thyroid gland, in the lung, or under the skin.
nounA small knoblike outgrowth, especially one on the roots of a leguminous plant that contains bacteria that fix nitrogen.
nounA small rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals, usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment.
nounA little knot or lump.
nounThe peculiar knot upon the roots of leguminous and a few other plants, caused by bacteria. (See
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
nounA rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
nouna small node
nounsmall rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant