tubercle — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.

   Examples

   the iliac tubercles

   More examples (1)

   The four long white plumes which give the bird its altogether unique character, spring from little tubercles close to the upper edge of the shoulder or bend of the wing; they are narrow, gently curved, and equally webbed on both sides, of a pure creamy white colour.

2. A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.

3. A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

Noun

1. a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

   Broader terms

   lesion

2. small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

   Synonyms

   nodule

   Broader terms

   plant processenation

3. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

   Synonyms

   tuberosityeminence

   Broader terms

   processoutgrowthappendage