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apophysis
a·poph·y·sis
[
ə póffəssiss
]
(
plural
a·poph·y·ses
[
ə póffə sz
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
natural swelling on animal or plant:
a natural swelling or outgrowth on an animal or plant, e.g. a bony protuberance on a vertebra
2.
offshoot from rock:
a small offshoot or network of veins from a large mass of igneous rock such as granite
[
Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek<
apophuein
"grow out" <
phuein
"grow"
]
a·poph·y·sate
adjective
a·poph·y·si·al
[
ə pòffə s əl
]
adjective
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a·poph·y·sate adjectivea·poph·y·si·al [ ə pòffə s əl ] adjective
