outgrowth

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out·growth | \ ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth

Definition of outgrowth

1 : a process or product of growing out an outgrowth of hair

2 : consequence, by-product crime is often an outgrowth of poverty

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Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence

trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools

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