Nodular
[noj-uh-ler] /ˈnɒdʒ ə lər/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characterized by .
2.
shaped like or occurring in :
a nodular concretion.
adj.
1794, from nodule + -ar. Related: Nodularity.
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