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apophysis Definition
(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
part
such
as
the
process
of
a
vertebra
apophysis Synonyms
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