nubbin
Small stunted piece
A nubbin is a small lump or stub—something that didn't fully develop or is a remnant of something larger.
In agriculture, a nubbin is an undersized ear of corn.
The word often describes any small protuberance: a nubbin of cartilage, the nubbin where a branch broke off.
Nubbins suggest incompleteness or diminutiveness.
Slight collision or protrusion
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- nodeConnection point in networks
- knurlTextured grip ridge
- buttonDisc through a hole
boss · protuberance · papilla · nodule · projection · lump · ridge · excrescence
Retained portion after detachment
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
remainder · residue · tail end · leftover · bit · piece · shred · trace
Unopened plant growth
- sproutNew plant emergence
- shootDischarge or capture
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
germination · developing · immature · undeveloped · nascent · embryonic · incipient
Extremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- weeExtremely small
- bitsyInformally extremely small
- teensyInformally very small
puny · pint-sized · undersized · stunted · runty · undeveloped · immature · small
bump
Slight collision or protrusion
button · boss · protuberance · papilla · nodule · projection · lump · ridge · excrescence · swelling
stub
Retained portion after detachment
scrap · remainder · residue · tail end · leftover · bit · piece · shred · trace · relic
bud
Unopened plant growth
budding · germination · developing · immature · undeveloped · nascent · embryonic · incipient
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- weeExtremely small
- bitsyInformally extremely small
teensy · puny · pint-sized · undersized · stunted · runty · undeveloped · immature · small · dwarf
kernel
Seed or essential core
maize · silk · shuck · baby corn · field corn · sweet corn
nubbinprotrusion
Part extending outward
bulge · outcropping · prominence · projection · knob