nub

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These include two mutations to the spike protein, the T76I and L452Q mutations, which creates the nubs that stick out of the side of the coronavirus sphere like thorns.

From Salon

The bouldering segment features a 15-foot wall or “problem” with a complicated array of hand and foot holds — small nubs bolted in place.

From Los Angeles Times

The eye works to decode the landscapes: dull nubs of felled trees; a pond in red, full of lines that are actually caimans; a sudden well-ordered zone — a cattle feedlot.

From New York Times

Once it is steamed, even the tough outer petals feature a little nub of tender flesh at the tip where they attach to the heart.

From Washington Post

The women are rubbed down into featureless nubs, the men deflated caricatures — popped balloons.

From Los Angeles Times