apophysis

apophysis has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
• n.. An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
• n.. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
• 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