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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Apophysis \A*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. -ses. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?, ?, to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Apoplectic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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