Apophysis
nounid
9376·updated May 18, 2026verified
(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
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Apophysises
- possessive
- Apophysis's
- pluralpossessive
- Apophysises'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
- §2
- (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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