outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth 
1
: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The tour was an outgrowth of Dylan and the Band’s 1974 studio album Planet Waves.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2024
The plan is an outgrowth of community support itself, and is just the type of ambitious high-impact effort that the city’s beleaguered housing stock needs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
The business of cloning is an outgrowth of the discovery of genomic equivalence, the fact that the DNA sequence is identical in all the cell types of our body.
—Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
That could manifest itself as a restaurant being the outgrowth of the place it was rooted in, like Noma or Faviken.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2024
The plan is an outgrowth of community support itself, and is just the type of ambitious high-impact effort that the city’s beleaguered housing stock needs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
The business of cloning is an outgrowth of the discovery of genomic equivalence, the fact that the DNA sequence is identical in all the cell types of our body.
—Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
That could manifest itself as a restaurant being the outgrowth of the place it was rooted in, like Noma or Faviken.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for outgrowth
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
Medical Definition
outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth—Linda C. Mayes
Linda C. Mayes2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair
a bony outgrowth
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