Usually means: Glandular structure, controls hormone release.
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  1. hypophyses: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypophyses: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hypophyses: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. hypophyses: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. hypophyses: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypophysis)

noun:  (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
noun:  (botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.
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