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From the Latin nomen, meaning ‘name’.  

Forming of nodules on roots.  

With little knobs or knots. Formed of nodules. The state of having nodes or a node.  

Knobbly. Swollen or knotlike at intervals; marked by nodes or projections.  

Bearing nodes or producing nodes [obscure term].  

The area of a stem where a leaf is attached or used to be attached. Place on the stem where one or more leaves or branches are attached. A joint on a stem where a leaf, leaves, or branches originate. A joint of the stem, that is, the region which bears a leaf or a…

Bending and pointing downwards. Said of an organ when the summit hangs downward. Involuntary motion of the head downward, as when momentarily dozing.  

Relating to the node.  

At night (as in flowers opening in the night). Referring to or taking place at night. To or occurring in the night. Opposed to diurnal.  

The process by which bacteria (less often other organisms) convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic compounds that can be taken up by plants. This process often takes place in specialised nodules. Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N2 gas) into a soluble, biologically available form. The conversion is carried out by nitrogen-fixing organisms (e.g., Rhizobium bacteria) which live…