nodose

N1O1D2O1S1E1

adjective

Knot-like; swollen

OriginLatin nōdōsus →
Scrabble 7
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivenodose (not comparable)
  1. not comparableKnot-like; swollen

    The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bolnbulleddistendedextuberantfarcedknobbyprotuberantpuffedtumidturgid

Origin

  1. Latinnōdōsus
  2. Englishnodose

Borrowed from Latin nōdōsus. Equivalent to nodo- + -ose.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nosodenoosed
Cite this entry
APA

nodose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodose

MLA

“nodose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodose.

Source: nodose on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.