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English noun: apophysis | |||
| 1. | apophysis (plant) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enation, plant process | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| 2. | apophysis (body) (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
| Part meronym | vertebra | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
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