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Synonyms for nodules

Grammar : Noun
Spell : noj-ool
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒdʒ ul

Définition of nodules

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin nodulus "small knot," diminutive of nodus "knot" (see net (n.)). Related: Nodulated; nodulous; nodulation.
  • noun knot, growth
Example sentences :
  • Examine the roots of clover, peas, or beans, and look for nodules.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education
  • They develop in the nodules found on the feeding roots of the plants.
  • Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee
  • Nodules may be found in the liver, in the spleen, and in the kidneys.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • The forms were also suggested by those of the nodules out of which they were made.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Culture » by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
  • Sometimes isolated impressions are found in clay balls or nodules.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Plants » by Marie C. Stopes
  • Many rocks have such holes, from the weathering out of nodules.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Coniston » by William Gershom Collingwood
  • These nodules are essential to the normal growth and development of the plant.
  • Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various
  • These are comparable in general characters to the nodules on roots.
  • Extract from : « Disease in Plants » by H. Marshall Ward
  • The nodules, after being washed, are ground to powder in a mill, and mixed with an equal weight of oil of vitriol.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • Nodules may also form under the serous covering of the intestines.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture

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