SCIONS

Noun

scions

plural of scion

Anagrams

• sonics

Source: Wiktionary


SCION

Sci"on, n. Etym: [OF. cion, F. scion, probably fron scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. Section.]

1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and cyon.]

2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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