APPENDAGE
appendage
(noun) a part that is joined to something larger
process, outgrowth, appendage
(noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; “a bony process”
extremity, appendage, member
(noun) an external body part that projects from the body; “it is important to keep the extremities warm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
appendage (plural appendages)
An external body part that projects from the body.
Synonyms: extremity, member
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
Synonyms: outgrowth, appendix, process
A part that is joined to something larger.
Synonyms: appendix, annex
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pend"age, n.
1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater
thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.
Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or
limb, esp. of the articulates.
Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.
Syn.
– Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition