noun
1.
a projecting part of an organism
a warty outgrowth on the skin
Synonyms: excrescence, excrescency, process, processus
Related Word: enlargement, prolongation, swelling; offshoot, shoot
2.
something that develops or grows directly out of something else
the new TV series was an outgrowth of a popular movie
Synonyms: by-product, derivative, descendant, offshoot, spin-off
Related Word: branch, member; child, offspring, product; aftereffect, consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result
Contrasted words: origin, root, source; antecedent, cause, determinant