nodule

Meanings

Plural: nodules

Noun

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)
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

tubercle

Scrabble Score: 7

nodule is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nodule is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nodule is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

nodule is a valid Words With Friends word