knobby

Example Sentences

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Celeriac — the knobby, subterranean root of the celery plant — makes an especially luxurious purée after a simmer in stock and dairy.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

“That’s good,” he said, before pointing a knobby finger at me.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

The tree has the look of an ancient thing — knobby and gnarled and thick, so thick and tall it appeared at times like several oaks stacked on top of one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Pepper X has been in the works since Currie last set the hottest pepper record in 2013 with the Carolina Reaper, a bright red knobby fruit with what aficionados call a scorpion tail.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Those knees in Mr. Kreuk's basement room had no scars; they were smooth and white and knobby.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse