outgrowth
/ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/
noun
- Something that develops or results from something else; a natural consequence or product.
- The new policy was an outgrowth of years of public debate.
- Her interest in art was an outgrowth of her childhood love of drawing.
- The organization is an outgrowth of a small community group.
- A part that grows out from a main body, such as a branch or shoot on a plant.
- The coral reef is an outgrowth of tiny marine animals.
- Doctors removed a harmless outgrowth from the patient's skin.
- The plant developed a small outgrowth on its stem.
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