node
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- noun
- /noʊd/
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- However, lower concentrations resulted in an increase in plant height and number of nodes.
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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.
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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.
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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).
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The gardener pointed out the node on the branch where new leaves started to develop.
Synonyms
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A small bump on a stem where leaves grow
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
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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6.7
A small body part in the armpit that helps fight infections in the arm, chest, and neck
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A small group of cells in the upper right part of the heart that starts and controls the heartbeat
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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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The point where an orbiting object crosses the Sun's path from north to south
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A gap in the covering of a nerve that helps nerve signals jump along it
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An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands
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.