Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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apophysis | Yes | No | No | No |
outgrowth | Yes | No | No | No |
apophysis (noun) | outgrowth (noun) |
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(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
(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 gradual beginning or coming forth |
a natural consequence of development |