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tubercle vs appendage

appendage vs tubercle

tubercle and appendage both are nouns.

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

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