apophysis

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 (synset 113109220)
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: enation, plant process - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
  2. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra (synset 105480756)
    referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
    is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    is a part of: vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column

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