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scion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scion \Sci"on\, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to saw, fr L. secare to cut. Cf {Section}.] 1. (Bot.) a A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. b A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and cyon.] 2. Hence a descendant; an heir; as a scion of a royal stock. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scion n : a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"
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