n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pä-f ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -y · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
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 \ - ˌ pä-f ə - ' s ē - ə l \ adjective