subnodulous

Definitions

1. Slightly nodular; having small or indistinct nodules.
2. Marked by the presence of small, poorly developed nodules within tissue.

Examples

“pyraster: ovate, caudated, transversely sulcated, with subnodulous ribs; the opening rounded; grooved internally-14 inch.”

“On the second whorl, which is definitely angulated at the periphery, the axials are strong and subnodulous at the angulation and remarkably weakened above, but apparently reach⟳ the upper suture.”

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