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outgrowth
('/AU/t,gr/oU//T/ )

noun (n)

  • a natural consequence of development(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • the gradual beginning or coming forth(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    emergence, growth
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    appendage, process
    source: wordnet30
  • That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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