Apophysis is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for APOPHYSIS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone
• a natural protuberance from a bone, or inside the shell or exoskeleton of a sea urchin or insect, for the attachment of muscles.
• a swelling at the base of the sporangium in some mosses.
• a small offshoot extending from an igneous intrusion into the surrounding rock.
• process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
• A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
• An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
• (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
• (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism

Words related to APOPHYSIS

apophysate20 apophyseal20 apophyses19 apophysial20

Words that contain APOPHYSIS

diapophysis22 parapophysis24 zygapophysis35 pleurapophysis26

How to use APOPHYSIS in a sentence

• The seta widens out at the base of the capsule into a region known as the apophysis.
• The apophysis, which may be a more or less distinct region, usually bears stomata and is the main organ of assimilation.

Similar words containing APOPHYSI without suffix s

apophysial20 diapophysis22 diapophysial23 parapophysis24 zygapophysis35 parapophysial25 zygapophysial36 pleurapophysis26

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