Apophysis — definition

1. apophysis (Noun)

2 definitions

apophysis (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.

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

5 types of
appendage enation outgrowth plant process process
1 part of
vertebra