nodule

nouns

a small node

nodule

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

nodule, tubercle

is derived from

is derived from

(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

nodule

is derived from

is derived from

domain category

the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

is a type of (narrower)

a large piece of something without definite shape

"a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"