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 | ||