Thesaurus: apophysis

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1. n. A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
2. n. An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
3. n. (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
4. n. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
5. 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. Gray.
6. n. (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 n. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra