Read full poem →And blossom. In a thrifty field of clover
The roots are studded thick with tubercles,
Like little warts, made by bacteria.
Dictionary Entry
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.
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Common Phrases
. tuberclestubercles miliarytubercles smalltubercles lateraltubercles large
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Poetry examples for “tubercles”
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