Nodose
/ˈnoʊdoʊs/noun
Having or characterized by rounded knots, knobs, or nodes.
Did you know?In historical anatomy, nodose was used for structures such as the nodose ganglion, whose name reflects its knotted or swollen appearance—not a magical property.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ned-
“To bind or tie; the reconstructed root associated with knotting and fastening.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nodus
“A knot, node, joint, or difficulty.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nodosus
“Knotty, full of knots, or having nodes.”
17th Century
New Latin
nodōsus
“Technical adjective describing something nodular or knot-like.”
17th Century
English
nodose
“Knotty or bearing rounded protuberances.”
Modern English
English
nodose
“Characterized by nodes, knobs, or knot-like swellings.”
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