nodose

[ noh-dohs, noh-dohs ]

adjective

1. having nodes.
2. full of knots; knotty.

nodose

/ nəʊˈdəʊs; ˈnəʊdəʊs; nəʊˈdɒsɪtɪ; ˈnəʊdəs /

adjective

1. having nodes or knotlike swellings

   nodose stems

Derived Forms

• nodosity, noun

Other Words From

• no·dos·i·ty [noh-, dos, -i-tee], noun
• multi·nodous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nodose¹

1715–25; < Latin nōdōsus full of knots, knotty, equivalent to nōd ( us ) node + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nodose¹

C18: from Latin nōdōsus knotty

Example Sentences

It has the same nodose and scaly root-stock, dark and polished stalk, glaucescent frond and mucronulate pinnules.

From Project Gutenberg

Nodose -us: knotted or with knots; a body with one or more knotted parts a sculpture with almost isolated knots.

From Project Gutenberg

Shell elliptical, compressed, nodose, with deep sagittal stricture and irregular roundish pores.

From Project Gutenberg