Crossword puzzle clue "nodes of some trees"

RELATIVE, one who is connected with another by blood or marriage

ADENOID, glandular tissue at the back of the nose

(Greek) a nerve fibre, also AXONE

LUMP, to make into a shapeless mass

NODULE, a little rounded lump or swelling

CEDAR, a large evergreen coniferous tree

FIR, an evergreen tree

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