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appendage vs tubercle

tubercle vs appendage

appendage and tubercle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
tubercle Yes No No No
As nouns, tubercle is a hyponym of appendage; that is, tubercle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • tubercle: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
appendage (noun) tubercle (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
an external body part that projects from the body small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
Difference between appendage and tubercle

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