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scion
sci·on C0361200 (sī′ən)n.1. A descendant or heir, especially of a wealthy or prominent family: scion of the ruling dynasty.2. Botany A detached shoot or bud from a plant that is joined to a rootstock in grafting.
[Middle English, from Old French cion, possibly of Germanic origin.]scion (ˈsaɪən) or sientn1. a descendant, heir, or young member of a family2. (Botany) a shoot or twig of a plant used to form a graft[C14: from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German chīnan to sprout]sci•on (ˈsaɪ ən)
n. 1. a descendant or offspring, esp. of an illustrious family. 2. a shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting. [1275–1325; Middle English: shoot, twig < Old French cion < Frankish *kī- (compare Old English cīnan, Old Saxon kīnan, Old High German chīnan to sprout, Old English cīth, Old Saxon kīth sprout)] scionThe bud or stem of a desired variety that is grafted on to the rootstock (root system) of another plant.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scion - a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
scionnoun descendant, child, offspring, successor, heir He was the scion of an aristocratic family that lost its fortune in the revolution.scionnounOne descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:child, descendant, offspring, progeny.Translationsscion
scion Botany a shoot or twig of a plant used to form a graft Scion a cutting or a corymb having a bud from a cultivated variety that is grafted to another plant (the stock). The growth that results from the joining of scion and stock is called a graft. In fruit growing, the cuttings are obtained from a special section of fruit trees at a nursery or in a commercial orchard. The quality of a scion is determined by the condition of the tree from which it is obtained. The tree should be healthy, productive, and resistant to unfavorable conditions. The quality of the scion is also affected by storage conditions. scion[′sī·ən] (botany) A section of a plant, usually a stem or bud, which is attached to the stock in grafting. scionA cutting from a woody plant that is joined onto rootstock of another plant in grafting and budding.scion
sci·on (sī'ŏn), In experimental embryology, an embryonic tissue or part grafted to another embryo of the same or of another species.
See also: chimera. [O. Fr. sion, shoot, sprig, fr. L. seco, to cut] scion the part of a plant, usually a piece of young stem, that is inserted into a rooted STOCK (1) to produce a GRAFT.scion
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- child
- offspring
- successor
- heir
Synonyms for scionnoun one descended directly from the same parents or ancestorsSynonyms- child
- descendant
- offspring
- progeny
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