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 | ||