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Added 9 October 2026

nodule

/ˈnɒdjuːl/ noun

Latin root: nōdulus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nodule at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small node.
Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant.
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment).

Origin

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

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