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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. --Gray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 part such as the process of a vertebra
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