Definition of
outgrowth has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ noun ] the gradual beginning or coming forth

Synonyms

growth emergence

Examples

"figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

Related terms

beginning rise originate

2
[ noun ] a natural consequence of development

Synonyms

offshoot offset branch

Related terms

consequence

3
[ noun ] (zoology) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

Synonyms

appendage process

Examples

"a bony process"

Related terms

body_part tail horn horn spine style acromion aculea villus flagellum pseudopod apophysis papilla fetlock tuberosity transverse_process ala alveolar_arch alveolar_ridge acrosome caruncle condyle appendix spicule mastoid papilla tentacle styloid_process pterygoid_process arista cirrus zygomatic_process hair odontoid_process metaphysis excrescence coronoid_process epicondyle fimbria osteophyte trochanter olecranon ridge plant_process cercus crest

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Rhymes with

growth undergrowth troth

Phonetic and Homophones

AW1 T G R OW2 TH

Similar Spelling

outgrow outgoer outcrop

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