Apophysis

[ә'pɒfisis]

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

(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.

伊妮德编辑--From WordNet

(n.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.

(n.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.

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