node
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5.1
- noun
- /noʊd/
- Specialized
:
nudo
- However, lower concentrations resulted in an increase in plant height and number of nodes.
So where the leaf meets the stem, that is node.
- So where the leaf meets the stem, that is node.
Examples
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You can see a leaf growing from the node where the stem thickens.
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Ice forms fairly quickly along the stem of the plant but slows as it approaches the nodes.
Academic text (1997) -
But if you look along the stem, you can see at a node or where a leaf usually comes out of the stem.
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I just cut back to the first node on all these little branches and then they produce blooms on every single one of them.
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Many plant twigs with 4-5 nodes and attached leaves were washed under tap water for 5 minutes.
Academic text (2014) -
That is a node, so that is a node there and there where the leaf will grow, that is a node in between two points is a leaf internode.
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At sunrise, among the litter of twigs and curled black leaves, Traz found a node the size of his two fists.
Fiction book (1993) -
The jointed, hollow culms are cut by machete directly above the first node to avoid the accumulation of water that might lead to rotting.
Academic text (1991) -
Fragments play an important role in the vegetative reproduction of aquatic plants, with each individual node often capable of regeneration (Grier 1920).
Academic text (1996) -
The gardener pointed out the node on the branch where new leaves started to develop.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small bump on a plant that will become a leaf or flower
A small round bud on a plant that becomes a leaf or flower
A small bump on a stem where leaves grow
Compounds
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3.9
A small bean-shaped part of the body that filters clear fluid and fights infection
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5.8
A small group of cells in the heart's right upper chamber that makes the heartbeat regular
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7.2
A small group of heart cells in the right upper chamber that sends signals to lower chambers to time heartbeats
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The point where an orbiting object crosses the Sun's path from north to south
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The point where a moon or satellite crosses from south to north across Earth's orbital plane
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A small body part in the armpit that helps fight infections in the arm, chest, and neck
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An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands
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A gap in the covering of a nerve that helps nerve signals jump along it
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A small group of cells in the upper right part of the heart that starts and controls the heartbeat
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word node comes from the Latin nodus, which means 'knot', and on a plant it is the 'knot' on a stem where leaves or branches grow.