English
Noun
nodules- Plural of nodule
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
A nodule describes an aggregation of similar
cells or particles in a number of scientific fields:
- Nodule (geology), a small knobbly rock or mineral cluster, such as a manganese nodule
- Nodule (medicine), a small aggregation of cells
- Root nodule, an outgrowth formed on the roots of legumes that house symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and provide it to the plant in exchange for carbon
nodules in Spanish: Nódulo
nodules in French: Nodule