apophysis

noun

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

(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

Roots

apoapo- · Greek · away, off physisphysis- · Greek · growth, outgrowth

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