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 apophyses
      See apophysis

 apophysis
      n 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
         part such as the process of a vertebra
      [also: apophyses (pl)]