Wiktionary
apophyses
n. (plural of apophyse English)
WordNet
apophyses
See apophysis
apophysis
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 (pl)]