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1. (n.) scion
a descendant or offspring, esp. of an illustrious family.
2. scion
a shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME: shoot, twig < OF cion < Frankish *kī- (cf. OE cīnan, OS kīnan, OHG chīnan to sprout, OE cīth, OS kīth sprout))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scion
a descendent or heir
"a scion of royal stock"
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1. (noun) scion
a shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker
2. (noun) scion
a piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting
3. (noun) scion
hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock
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