nodose

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nodose - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nodose \No*dose"\, a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]
     1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
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     2. (Zool.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate
        joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.
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