scion
scion definition
scion (sī′ən)
noun
- a shoot or bud of a plant, esp. one for planting or grafting
- a descendant; offspring
Etymology: ME sioun, ciun < OFr cion, earlier chion < Gmc *kijan-, to sprout < IE base *ĝei-, ĝī- > OHG chīnan, to sprout, OE kith, sprig
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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