apophysis meaning

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apophysis (noun): (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.

apophysis has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

apophysis as a noun

  1. (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

    Type of: plant process

    Related forms: apophyseal

  2. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

    Type of: process

    Related forms: apophyseal

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IS · 9-letter words

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