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outgrowth - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'outgrowth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Outgrowth [ n.]
- That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

Meaning of 'outgrowth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . outgrowth [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Example in sentence:
  • a bony process
Meaning (2):
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
Example in sentence:
  • figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece