Good Books

No*dose" (?), a. [L. nodosus,
fr. nodus knot.] 1. Knotty; having
numerous or conspicuous nodes.

2. (Zoöl.) Having nodes or
prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the
antennæ of certain insects.

No*dos"i*ty (&?;), n. [L.
nodositas.] 1. The quality of being
knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling;
knottiness. Holland.

2. A knot; a node.

{ No*do"sous (?), No"dous (?) },
a. Nodose; knotty; knotted. [Obs.]

Nod"u*lar (?; 135), a. [Cf. F.
nodulaire.] Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a
nodule or knot.

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

Nod"uled (?), a.


Pages:
1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861