outgrowth

(o̵utgrōt̸h′)

noun

  1. the act of growing out
  2. a result; consequence; development
  3. that which grows out; offshoot

See outgrowth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or process of growing out.
  2. A product of growing out; a projecting part or offshoot: an outgrowth of new shoots on a branch.
  3. A result or consequence: Inflation is an outgrowth of war.

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