'Nodule' definitions:

Definition of 'nodule'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small node
noun
Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn: nodule, tubercle]
noun
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

Definition of 'Nodule'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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