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Apophysis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Apophysises
possessive
Apophysis's
pluralpossessive
Apophysises'