scion
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Definition of scion
1 : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft
2a : descendant, child especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family
b : heir sense 1 scion of a railroad empire
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According to Curbed, the home is owned by the Ziff family, the tech publishing scions who previously owned titles like Car & Driver and PC Magazine. — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, "The Most Expensive House In America Has A Botanical Garden On The Property," 26 July 2016 The scion of rock royalty continues the slow rollout of her music. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "Frances Bean Cobain Posts Clip of Intense New Song: Listen," 13 June 2018 On the Democratic side former Attorney General Drew Edmondson, the scion of a famous Oklahoma political family, is favored over former state Senator Connie Johnson for the gubernatorial nod. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "New York House Races Headline June 26 State Primaries," 26 June 2018 So Madison Bumgarner, once the scion of durability, has officially entered the freak accident stage of his career. — Michael Mcgough, sacbee, "Giants fans lament on Twitter as Bumgarner will miss ‘significant’ time | The Sacramento Bee," 23 Mar. 2018 His mother was once the mayor of Milan, his father the scion of a petrochemical conglomerate based in Sardinia. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Redemption Takes on Rock 'n' Roll at Its Parisian Couture Show," 9 July 2018 Edmondson, the scion of an Oklahoma political family, unsuccessfully ran for the job in 2010, but has held a steady lead this time around. — Li Zhou, Vox, "Oklahoma primary election 2018 live results: governor and medical marijuana ballot measure," 26 June 2018 Since that time Hanna has received the Beacon Award from the Beacon Society, the education scion of the international Sherlockian Society. — Lisa Peklo, Howard County Times, "Young Girl Scouts earn Gold and Silver awards [West Friendship]," 14 June 2018 Philly political scion pleads guilty to tax evasion The late Bill Miller IV is a legend in Philadelphia politics. — Philly.com, "Philly Sheriff Jewell Williams cited for operating illegal triplex | Clout," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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scion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of scion
: a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family
botany : a piece of a plant that is attached to part of another plant
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