'outgrowth' definitions:

Definition of 'outgrowth'

(from WordNet)
noun
A natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset]
noun
The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: emergence, outgrowth, growth]
noun
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: process, outgrowth, appendage]