 outgrowth |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the gradual beginning or coming forth | |
| Synonyms: | growth emergence | |
| Examples: | "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" |
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| Related terms: | beginning rise originate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a natural consequence of development | |
| Synonyms: | offshoot offset branch | |
| Related terms: | consequence | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | |
| Synonyms: | appendage process | |
| Examples: | "a bony process" |
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| Related terms: | body_part tail horn horn spine style acromion aculea villus flagellum pseudopod apophysis papilla fetlock tuberosity transverse_process ala alveolar_arch alveolar_ridge acrosome caruncle condyle appendix spicule mastoid papilla tentacle styloid_process pterygoid_process arista cirrus zygomatic_process hair odontoid_process metaphysis excrescence coronoid_process epicondyle fimbria osteophyte trochanter olecranon ridge plant_process cercus crest | |
| Similar spelling: |
outgrow outgoer outcrop |
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