Pasta monster gets academic attention - Science- msnbc.com

[Mark Mandel]

Did anyone else notice the word "gnarl" in that article?

"In one, the image of the carbohydrate creator is seen in a gnarl of dug-up
tree roots."

I'd never encountered the noun before. OED has two noun entries for it:
gnarl1. A contorted knotty protuberance, esp. on a tree.
gnarl2. A snarl. (rare) [The citation is a dog's snarl, not a snarl in e.g.
a person's hair.]

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On Nov 16, 2007 5:28 PM, Paul <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:

> If only you people would get organized and just worship me
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> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21837499/
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