appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
(noun) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
appendix
(noun) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
Source: WordNet® 3.1
appendix (plural appendices or appendixes)
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix, an inner organ that can become inflamed.
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
Both plural forms are found in various major dictionaries
• (something attached): addition, attachment; See also adjunct
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pen"dix, n.; pl. E. Appendixes, L. Appendices(#). Etym: [L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See Append.]
1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale.
2. Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.
Syn.
– See Supplement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
