A tubercle is generally a wart-like projection, but it has slightly different meaning depending on which family of plants or animals it is used to refer to.
In the case of certain orchids and cacti, it denotes a … Meer weergeven

When it is used in relation to certain dorid nudibranchs such as Peltodoris nobilis, it means the nodules on the dorsum of the animal. The tubercles in nudibranchs can present themselves in different ways: each tubercle in a single, rounded, conical or angular … Meer weergeven

• Tubercle at Cactus-Art.biz Meer weergeven

In mycology, a tubercle is used to refer to a mass of hyphae from which a mushroom is made. Meer weergeven

Within the human body, there are numerous sites where tubercles develop. On bones, they are usually eminences used for Meer weergeven

• Areolar glands, sebaceous glands surrounding the nipple Meer weergeven