Outgrowth - Definition
outgrowth
n 1: a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth,
branch, offshoot, offset]
2: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the
emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: emergence,
outgrowth, growth]
3: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an
organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn:
process, outgrowth, appendage]