OUTGROWTH

process, outgrowth, appendage

(noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; “a bony process”

emergence, outgrowth, growth

(noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth; “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”

outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset

(noun) a natural consequence of development

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outgrowth (countable and uncountable, plural outgrowths)

Anything that grows out of something else.

A branch or offshoot of a plant.

An appendage of an animal.

A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.

Excessive growth.

Source: Wiktionary


Out"growth`, n.

Definition: That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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