NODULE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'nâjool
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a small node [n] (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) [n] small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

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	Synonyms:	tubercle

	See Also:	enation, geode, hunk, lump, node, plant process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Nod"ule\, n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.] A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A roughly spherical or knob-like swelling.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The enlargement or swelling on roots of nitrogen-fixing plants. The nodules contain symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. A nodule is a palpable lesion of the skin measuring up to 1.0 cm in diameter (or along the long axis). A nodule may be benign or malignant depending on what is in the nodule.

Glossary

	Definition:	The enlargement or swelling on roots of nitrogen- fixing plants. The nodules contain symbiotic nitrogen- fixing bacteria. See Nitrogen fixation