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outgrowth

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noun
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As a noun, outgrowth means anything that grows out of something else.

Meanings of outgrowth

8 meanings

noun

  1. Anything that grows out of something else.

  2. A branch or offshoot of a plant.

  3. An appendage of an animal.

  4. A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.

  5. Excessive growth.

  6. A natural consequence of development

    Similar: branch, offshoot, offset

  7. The gradual beginning or coming forth

    “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”

    Similar: emergence, growth

  8. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantbody

    “a bony process”

    Similar: process, appendage

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for outgrowth →
noun: a natural consequence of development
branchoffshootoffset
noun: the gradual beginning or coming forth
emergencegrowth
noun: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an or…
processappendage

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