apophysis
/ə'pɑfɪsɪs/
noun
9 letters4 syllables19 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra.
2
(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.
WORD FORMS
Related formapophyseal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapophysisway
Starts & ends withA … S
Syllablesa · poph · y · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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