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 of outgrowth offshoot, shoot, sproutWords Related to outgrowth 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 of outgrowth aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, effect, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshotWords Related to outgrowth ramification; denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion; afterclap, afterglow, aftershock; blowback, by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-offNear Antonyms of outgrowth consideration, determinant, factor; base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork; impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus; mother, origin, root, source, springAntonyms of outgrowth 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 of outgrowth by-product, derivate, derivation, offshoot, derivative, spin-offWords Related to outgrowth descendant (also descendent); aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, fruit, growth, issue, outcome, product, result, sequel, sequence, upshot; denouement (also dénouement), repercussion; aftereffect, side effect (also side reaction); copy, duplicate, facsimile, replica, reproductionNear Antonyms of outgrowth archetype, original, prototype; antecedent, cause, determinant, occasion, reasonAntonyms of outgrowth origin, root, source