what does outgrowth mean?
OUTGROWTH as NOUN
- Meaning
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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Hypernyms(s) outgrowth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
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- figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
Hypernyms(s) outgrowth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a natural consequence of development
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Hypernyms(s) outgrowth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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