Main Entry: apoph·y·sis

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpä-fə-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural apoph·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from apo- + phyein to bring forth — more at be

Date: 1646

: an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism

— apoph·y·se·al \-ˌpä-fə-ˈsē-əl\ adjective