 apophysis |
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| 1. | [ 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 | |
| Related terms: | plant_process botany | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra | |
| Related terms: | process vertebra anatomy | |
| Similar spelling: |
apophasis apophyseal apoapsis |
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