English noun: nodule | |||
1. | nodule (body) a small node | ||
Broader (hypernym) | node | ||
2. | nodule (plant) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant | ||
Synonyms | tubercle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enation, plant process | ||
3. | nodule (object) (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunk, lump | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | geode | ||
Domain category | mineralogy | ||