scion (noun)

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• scion — ► NOUN 1) a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. 2) a descendant of a notable family. ORIGIN Old French ciun shoot, twig …   English terms dictionary

• scion — noun 1) a scion of the tree Syn: cutting, graft, slip; shoot, offshoot, twig 2) the scion of an aristocratic family Syn: descendant; heir, successor; child, offspring; Law issue …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scion — noun Etymology: Middle English sioun, from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cīth sprout, shoot, Old High German kīdi Date: 13th century 1. a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scion — noun /ˈsaɪən,ˈsaɪ.ən,ˈsaɪ.ɑn/ a) A descendant, especially a first generation descendant. b) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting …   Wiktionary

• scion — noun (C) 1 technical a living part of a plant that is cut off, especially for fixing onto another plant 2 literary a young member of a famous or important family: scions of wealthy East coast families …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scion — UK [ˈsaɪən] / US noun [countable] Word forms scion : singular scion plural scions 1) literary a young member of a rich or important family 2) science a part that is cut from a plant and fixed to another plant in order to grow there …   English dictionary

• scion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sprout, shoot, twig, cutting, graft; heir, descendant. See posterity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. descendant, heir, progeny; see child , offspring . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. offspring, descendant …   English dictionary for students

• scion — sci|on [ saıən ] noun count 1. ) LITERARY a young member of a rich or important family 2. ) TECHNICAL a part that is cut from a plant and attached to another plant to grow there …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scion — [ sʌɪən] noun 1》 a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. 2》 a descendant of a notable family or one with a long lineage. Origin ME: from OFr. ciun shoot, twig , of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• scion — /ˈsaɪən / (say suyuhn) noun 1. a descendant. 2. a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting. {Middle English from Old French cion, of Germanic origin} …  

• split-scion graft — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a modified veneer graft in which the scion is split to form two scions …   Useful english dictionary