outgrowth vs appendix

appendix vs outgrowth

outgrowth and appendix both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outgrowth	Yes	No	No	No
appendix	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appendix is a hyponym of outgrowth; that is, appendix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outgrowth:

outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
appendix: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

Other hyponyms of outgrowth include horn, horn, crest, pseudopod, pseudopodium, flagellum, hair, cirrus, spine, aculea, style, villus, tail, fetlock, tentacle, arista, acromial process, acromion, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge, acrosome, caruncle, caruncula, condyle, coronoid process, processus coronoideus, epicondyle, fimbria, apophysis, spicule, spiculum, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, pterygoid process, eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, zygomatic process, trochanter, transverse process, odontoid process, metaphysis, olecranon, olecranon process, ridge, excrescence, papilla, enation, plant process, spinous process, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.

outgrowth (noun)	appendix (noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant	a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
the gradual beginning or coming forth	supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
a natural consequence of development

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