knotted

Full of knots; having knots; knotty.

Specifically — In botany, having a series of nodes, or nodelike swellings; jointed: said of stems, pods, etc.

In zoology, having one or more swellings; nodose

Having intersecting figures; having lines or walks intersecting one another, marked with interlacings.

In lithology, containing or characterized by knots.

adjective

Full of knots; having knots; knurled

adjective

Interwoven; matted; entangled.

adjective

Having intersecting lines or figures.

adjective

Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface.

adjective

Entangled; puzzling; knotty.