apoph·y·sis /əˈpɑfəsəs/
  隆起,突起
  apoph·y·sis /əˈpɑfəsəs/ 名詞
  (複apophyses)骨突
  A·poph·y·sis n.; pl. -ses.
  1. Anat. A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
  2. Bot. An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
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  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)]