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• APOPHYSIS (noun) The noun APOPHYSIS has 2 senses: 1. (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. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra Familiarity information: APOPHYSIS used as a noun is rare.
