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
scion
Synonyms
scion
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- family: A scion of a family made prosperous by the British Empire.
- dynasty: His probable purpose, tho unexpressed, was to contrast them with the later degenerate scions of the Hasmonaean dynasty.
- nobility: Paulo Neroni had had not the faintest title to call himself a scion of even Italian nobility.
- tree: In the 1820's scions of the tree were sent to Massachusetts in the USA, Canada and Europe, and later to Australia.
- establishment: It was ironic that by the end of his life he was regarded as a scion of the English establishment.
Converse of object
- call: In February Willie saved pencil thick shoots, called scions, from several different varieties of his own apples.
- degenerate: On his father's side, his ancestors had all been big men, and he was no degenerate scion.
Adjective modifier
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