nodule

2 definitions found

nodule - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nodule \Nod"ule\ (n[o^]d"[-u]l), n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus
     knot: cf. F. nodule.]
     A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
     [1913 Webster]

nodule - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nodule
      n 1: a small node
      2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn:
         nodule, tubercle]
      3: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance
         (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)