tuberculate
Covered with nodules
Tuberculate describes a surface covered with small rounded projections or nodules called tubercles.
The term appears in biology and botany to characterize textures: tuberculate leaves, a tuberculate shell.
The projections may be barely visible bumps or prominent knobs, but the word always suggests a lumpy, warty, or knobbed surface rather than a smooth one.
Having small rounded bumps
- papillaeSmall tissue protrusions
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
- knobbyHaving small bumps
- bumpyUneven in surface
warty · pustular · raised · studded · excrescences · outgrowths · projections · elevations
Uneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- ridgedHaving raised lines
lumpy · granular · pebbled · dimpled · corrugated · knobbed · studded · irregular
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- dermalOf the skin
integument · armadillo · tortoise · beetle · echinoderm · sea cucumber · gastropod · mollusc
Symbiotic rock dweller
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- seed coatOuter protective seed layer
- leaf surfaceOuter plane of foliage
legumes · nitrogen-fixing · mycorrhizae · galls · epidermal · trichomes · stippling · cacti
nodular
Having small rounded bumps
- papillaeSmall tissue protrusions
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
- knobbyHaving small bumps
bumpy · warty · pustular · raised · studded · excrescences · outgrowths · projections · elevations · bosses
rough
Uneven in surface
ridged · lumpy · granular · pebbled · dimpled · corrugated · knobbed · studded · irregular · coarse
shell
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
dermal · integument · armadillo · tortoise · beetle · echinoderm · sea cucumber · gastropod · mollusc · arthropod
lichen
Symbiotic rock dweller
leaf surface · legumes · nitrogen-fixing · mycorrhizae · galls · epidermal · trichomes · stippling · cacti · succulent