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Noun: appendage  u'pen-dij
  1. An external body part that projects from the body
    "it is important to keep the appendages warm";
    - extremity, member
     
  2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    "a bony appendage";
    - process, outgrowth
     
  3. A part that is joined to something larger

Derived forms: appendages

Type of: body part, external body part, part, portion

Encyclopedia: Appendage