outgrowth
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(noun) a natural consequence of development |
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Synonyms: branch, offset, offshoot |
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Related Words: consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
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(noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" |
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Synonyms: appendage, process |
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Related Words: acromion, acrosome, aculea, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, apophysis, appendix, arista, body part, caruncle, caruncula, cecal appendage, cirrus, condyle, crest, enation, excrescence, fetlock, flagellum, gum ridge, hair, horn, mastoid, mastoid process, metaphysis, odontoid process, papilla, plant process, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pterygoid process, spicule, spiculum, spine, style, styloid process, tail, tentacle, transverse process, tubercle, tuberosity, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, villus, zygomatic process |
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(noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" |
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Synonyms: emergence, growth |
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Related Words: beginning, rise |
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