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
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Apophysises
- possessive
- Apophysis's
- pluralpossessive
- Apophysises'