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(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
Answer for the clue "(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 ", 9 letters:
apophysis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (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 (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra [also: apophyses ...
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Apophysis may refer to: A bony tubercle (anatomy) Apophysis (spider) , an outgrowth of the exoskeleton in spiders and other arachnids Apophysis (software) , a fractal flame generating program for Microsoft Windows
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context anatomy English) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone. 2 (context geology English) A branch of a dike or vein
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apophysis \A*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. -ses . [NL., fr. Gr. ? offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?, ?, to grow.] (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen ...
Usage examples of apophysis.
In the epidermis of the apophysis functional stomata, similar to those of the higher plants, are present and, since cells containing chlorophyll are present below the superficial layers of the apophysis and capsule, the sporogonium is capable of independent assimilation.
The apophysis, which may be a more or less distinct region, usually bears stomata and is the main organ of assimilation.