apophysis
noun
an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
apophyses
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pluralof apophysis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But among the Hard Pines there is gradually developed a new form of cone with smaller flatter apophyses on the anterior, and larger thicker apophyses on the posterior surface.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
With the dorsal umbo all sides of the apophysis are confined between other apophyses, and any extension is a dorsal thickening of the apophysis or a dorsal protuberance.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Cones from 4 to 7 cm. long, reflexed, ovate, symmetrical, deciduous on some trees, persistent on others; apophyses pale dull nut-brown, thin or slightly thickened, the prickle usually deciduous.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
The species is distinct in its peculiar cone with rounded apophyses.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Cones from 4 to 8 cm. long, subsessile, symmetrical; apophyses lustrous, tawny yellow, transversely carinate, the keel strongly convex, the mucro of the umbo more or less persistent.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
