nodulose

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adjective

having nodules.

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unshapely
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English nodule ← Latin nōdulu →
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Meanings

adjectivenodulose (comparative more nodulose, superlative most nodulose)

comparative more nodulose · superlative most nodulose · alternative nodulous

  1. biologyhaving nodules.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving minute nodules

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unshapely

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinnōdus
  2. Latinnōdulu
  3. Englishnodule
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. Englishnodulose

From nodule + -ose. Piecewise doublet of nodulous.

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Cite this entry
APA

nodulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulose

MLA

“nodulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulose.

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