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a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
  • a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there

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The first known use of nodule was in the 15th century

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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

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