Definition of appendage

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Appendage (n.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates..

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Pappus :: Pappus (n.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order..
Affix :: Affix (n.) That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Fringe :: Fringe (n.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
Digit :: Digit (n.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.
Tail :: Tail (n.) Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin..
Pitcher :: Pitcher (n.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants.
Rotiform :: Rotiform (a.) Wheel-shaped; as, rotiform appendages..
Housing :: Housing (n.) An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
Endopodite :: Endopodite (n.) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
Supraspinal :: Suprasphenoidal (a.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body..
Caruncula :: Caruncula (n.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
Auricled :: Auricled (a.) Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves..
Spur :: Spur (n.) Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur.
Filament :: Filament (n.) A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther..
Rhizoid :: Rhizoid (n.) A rootlike appendage.
Lucifer :: Lucifer (n.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages..
Aplustre :: Aplustre (n.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather..
Blossom :: Blossom (n.) The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom..
Tag :: Tag (v. i.) To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with after; as, to tag after a person..
Meropodite :: Meropodite (n.) The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.
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