Apophyses

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apophyses
       See {apophysis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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
       [also: {apophyses} (pl)]