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apophysis - (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. phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants. a·poph·y·sis. Use apophysis in a sentence. pl. -·ses·. Anat. any natural outgrowth or process, esp. on a vertebra or other bone. Bot. a swelling at the base of the capsule in some mosses. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  apophysis(noun) (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  apophysis(noun) (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word apophysis. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: apophysis(noun) (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. apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column. appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; a bony process. Historical Examples. 1  apophysis, any irregular swelling; the enlargement at the base of the spore-case of the Umbrella-Moss. The Elements of Botany Asa Gray. 2  No ctenidium, but a pulmonary cavity; operculum with an apophysis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 Various. Etymology: Gk, a growing away. any small projection, process, or outgrowth, usually on a bone without an independent center of ossification. Examples include the zygomatic apophysis of the temporal bone and the basilar apophysis of the occipital bone. apophyseal, apophysial, adj. , pl. apophyses (ă-pof'i-sis, -sēz) apophysis - (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. 1  phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants. 2  plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ. n (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process. n (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. The position of the umbo on the apophysis is the basis of Koehne's subdivision of the section Haploxylon. The Genus Pinus George Russell Shaw. The seta widens out at the base of the capsule into a region known as the apophysis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 Various. The apophysis, which may be a more or less distinct region, usually bears stomata and is the main organ of assimilation.
A natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra.