nodule

Example Sentences

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Legumes such as beans and peas naturally form root nodules, specialized structures that create the oxygen-poor conditions these bacteria require.

From Science Daily

The rhizobia are housed inside structures called nodules on the plant's roots.

From Salon

Many patients also had nodules in the lung that caused acute respiratory distress, she added.

From New York Times

I’ve had nodules before, and I used to write way higher songs than you can technically perform in a row all the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside were the cocoa beans: nodules wrapped in a sweet, slimy white pulp known as mucilage.

From New York Times