The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nodose \No*dose"\, a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]
   1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
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   2. (Zool.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate
      joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.
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