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



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