Definition of Apophysis

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

Morphology of "apophysis"

  • apophyses

Semanticaly linked words with "apophysis"

Hyponims for word "apophysis"