outgrowth

outgrowth

noun

Definition of OUTGROWTH

1

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant <trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines>

Synonyms outgrowth, shoot, sprout

Related Words excrescence, growth; bough, branchlet, limb, twig; bud, floret; spray, sprig, spur

2

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause <a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools>

Synonyms aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Related Words ramification; denouement (also d{eacute}nouement), echo, implication, repercussion; afterclap, afterglow, aftershock; blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off

Near Antonyms consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, spring

Antonyms antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

3

something that naturally develops or is developed from something else <an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program>

Synonyms by-product, derivate, derivation, offshoot, outgrowth, spin-off

Related Words descendant (also descendent); aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, fruit, growth, issue, outcome, product, result, sequel, sequence, upshot; denouement (also d{eacute}nouement), repercussion; aftereffect, side effect (also side reaction); copy, duplicate, facsimile, replica, reproduction

Near Antonyms archetype, original, prototype; antecedent, cause, determinant, occasion, reason

Antonyms origin, root, source