nōˈdäsəd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: French or Italian or Late Latin; French nodosité & Italian nodosita, from Late Latin nodositat-, nodositas knottiness, from Latin nodosus knotty + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being nodose
2. : protuberance , swelling , node
a surface dotted with nodosities