APERY
Ap"er*y, n.; pl. Aperies.
1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] Kingsley.
2. The practice of aping; an apish action. Coleridge.
APETALOUS
A*pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. a- not + petal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther].
APETALOUSNESS
A*pet"al*ous*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being apetalous.
APEX
A"pex, n.; pl. E. Apexes; L. Apices. Etym: [L.]
1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.
2. (Mining)