Definitions for outgrowthˈaʊtˌgroʊθ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•growthˈaʊtˌgroʊθ(n.)
a natural development or result.
an additional, supplementary result.
Origin of outgrowth:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset(noun)
a natural consequence of development
emergence, outgrowth, growth(noun)
the gradual beginning or coming forth
"figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
process, outgrowth, appendage(noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
"a bony process"
Wiktionary
outgrowth(Noun)
Anything that grows out of something else.
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