"nodular" meaning in English

See nodular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nodular.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more nodular [comparative], most nodular [superlative]
Etymology: From nodule + -ar. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|nodule|-ar|text=+|tree=1}} From nodule + -ar. Head templates: {{en-adj}} nodular (comparative more nodular, superlative most nodular)
  1. Of or relating to a nodule or nodules. Translations (of or relating to a nodule or modules): nodulaire (French), nodular (Portuguese), nodular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nodular-en-adj-1~hPBUJu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a nodule or modules': 80 20
  2. Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules. Translations (similar in form to a nodule): nodulaire (French), nodular (Portuguese), nodular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nodular-en-adj-NOfxMZqm Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'similar in form to a nodule': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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