nodulous

[ noj-uh-luhs ]

/ ˈnɒdʒ ə ləs /

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adjective

having nodules.

Also nod·u·lose

[noj-uh-lohs, nod-yuh-, noj-uh-lohs, nod-yuh-]. /ˈnɒdʒ əˌloʊs, ˈnɒd yə-, ˌnɒdʒ əˈloʊs, ˌnɒd yə-/.

Origin of nodulous

First recorded in 1835–45; nodule + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM nodulous

sub·nod·u·lose, adjectivesub·nod·u·lous, adjective

Words nearby nodulous

nodular lymphoma, nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, nodulation, nodule, nodule of semilunar valve, nodulous, nodulus, nodus, nodus lymphaticus, noegenesis, Noel

Example sentences from the Web for nodulous

The match flamed, but went out before he could light the nodulous candle she proffered.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
Between these nodulous carin are elevated lines, and the base is very strongly striated.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy
Shell with nodulous plaits; the spire finely striated; inner lip thickened and reflected, and obtusely pointed above.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson