nodose

[ noh-dohs, noh-dohs ]
/ ˈnoʊ doʊs, noʊˈdoʊs /

adjective

having nodes.
full of knots; knotty.
Also no·dous [noh-duh s] /ˈnoʊ dəs/.

Origin of nodose

1715–25; < Latin nōdōsus full of knots, knotty, equivalent to nōd(us) node + -ōsus -ose1

OTHER WORDS FROM nodose

no·dos·i·ty [noh-dos-i-tee] /noʊˈdɒs ɪ ti/, noun mul·ti·no·dous, adjective

Words nearby nodose

node house, node of cloquet, node of ranvier, nodical, nodical month, nodose, nodose rheumatism, nodous, nodular, nodular amyloidosis, nodular cast iron

British Dictionary definitions for nodous

nodose

nodous (ˈnəʊdəs)

/ (ˈnəʊdəʊs, nəʊˈdəʊs) /

adjective

having nodes or knotlike swellings nodose stems

Derived forms of nodose

nodosity (nəʊˈdɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for nodose

C18: from Latin nōdōsus knotty

Medical definitions for nodous (1 of 2)

nodous
[ nō′dəs ]

adj.

Having many nodes; nodose.

Medical definitions for nodous (2 of 2)

nodose
[ nō′dōs′ ]

adj.

Having many nodes or knotlike swellings.

Other words from nodose

no•dos′i•ty (-dŏs′ĭ-tē) n.