noun

inter-nōdĭum

gen. inter-nōdii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

the space between two knots; joints; an internode

the space between two knots or joints, an internode or joint.

Of plants: harundinum, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 21.— •

Of plants: harundinum, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 21.—

Of the leg: mollia nervosus facit internodia poples, Ov. M. 6, 256. — •

Of the leg: mollia nervosus facit internodia poples, Ov. M. 6, 256. —

the leg by extension •

Transf., the leg itself: longa internodia, Calp. Ecl. 1, 26.

Perseus ID: n24372 Key: internodium