#define scion
July 20, 2004
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Pronunciation: ‘sI-&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French _cion, _of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German _chInan _to sprout, split open, Old English _cInan _to gape
1 : a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft
2 : descendant, child
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