A joint on the stem or the position on the cannabis plant from which leaves, shoots, or flowers grow.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
node (noun)1.
a) a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
b) a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind
2.
an entangling complication (as in a drama) - predicament
3.
either of the two points where the orbit of a planet or comet intersects the ecliptic , also either of the points at which the orbit of an earth satellite crosses the plane of the equator
4.
a) a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body or system that is free or relatively free from vibratory motion
b) a point at which a wave has an amplitude of zero
5.
a) a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center
b) a point on a stem at which a leaf or leaves are inserted
c) a point at which a curve intersects itself in such a manner that the branches have different tangents
d) - vertex
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
node (noun)a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
SYNONYMS:
knot, lump, node, nodule, swellingRELATED WORDS:
growth, tumor, wart; hump, hunch; bruise, contusion, welt; blister, boil; blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wadNode (Wikipedia)
Node (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəʊd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /noʊd/
- Rhymes: -əʊd
Noun
node (plural nodes)
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending
Connection, Junction, Articulation, Link, Union, Node, Bend, Pivot, Crossroad, Convergence, Meeting, Hub, Spot, Position, Location, Place, Site, Node, Bulge, Lump, Protuberance, Swelling, Vertex, Apex, Tip, Mark, Dot, Spot, Stage, Phase, Juncture