nodose

[ noh-dohs, noh-dohs ]

adjective

having nodes.
full of knots; knotty.

Origin of nodose

1715–25; <Latin nōdōsus full of knots, knotty, equivalent to nōd(us) node + -ōsus-ose¹

Also no·dous [noh-duhs]. /ˈnoʊ dəs/.

Other words from nodose

no·dos·i·ty [noh-dos-i-tee], /noʊˈdɒs ɪ ti/, noun
mul·ti·no·dous, adjective

Words Nearby nodose

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How to use nodose in a sentence

It has the same nodose and scaly root-stock, dark and polished stalk, glaucescent frond and mucronulate pinnules.
Beautiful Ferns | Daniel Cady Eaton
nodose -us: knotted or with knots; a body with one or more knotted parts a sculpture with almost isolated knots.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
Shell elliptical, compressed, nodose, with deep sagittal stricture and irregular roundish pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index | Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for nodose

nodose

nodous (ˈnəʊdəs)

/ (ˈnəʊdəʊs, nəʊˈdəʊs) /

adjective

having nodes or knotlike swellings: nodose stems

Origin of nodose

C18: from Latin nōdōsus knotty

Derived forms of nodose

nodosity (nəʊˈdɒsɪtɪ), noun

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