n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pen-diks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dix · es or -di · ces \ -d ə - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Latin appendic-, appendix, from appendere
Date: 1542
1 a : APPENDAGE b : supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing
2 : a bodily outgrowth or process specifically : VERMIFORM APPENDIX