English noun: outgrowth |
| 1. | outgrowth (phenomenon) a natural consequence of development |
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| Synonyms | branch, offset, offshoot |
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| Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
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| 2. | outgrowth (event) the gradual beginning or coming forth |
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| Samples | Figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece.
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| Synonyms | emergence, growth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beginning |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | rise |
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| 3. | outgrowth (body) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
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| Samples | A bony process.
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| Synonyms | appendage, process |
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| Broader (hypernym) | body part |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acromial process, acromion, acrosome, aculea, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, apophysis, appendix, arista, caruncle, caruncula, cecal appendage, cirrus, condyle, coronoid process, crest, eminence, enation, epicondyle, excrescence, fetlock, fimbria, flagellum, gum ridge, hair, horn, horn, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, metaphysis, odontoid process, olecranon, olecranon process, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, papilla, plant process, processus coronoideus, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pterygoid process, ridge, spicule, spiculum, spine, style, styloid process, tail, tentacle, transverse process, trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, villus, zygomatic process |
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