appendage Definition
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appendage
noun
- 1. Anything added or attached to a larger or more important part.
- Thesaurus: addition, attachment, supplement, addendum, adjunct.
- A part or organ, eg a leg, antenna, etc, that extends from the main body of animals such as insects, crustaceans, etc.
- Thesaurus: limb, member, extremity, prosthesis.
- An offshoot, eg a branch, leaf, etc, that sprouts from the stem of a plant.
