n. Function: noun
1 a projecting part of an organism FF1C; a warty outgrowth on the skin FF1E;
Synonyms: excrescence, excrescency, process, processus
Related Words: enlargement, prolongation, swelling; offshoot, shoot
2 something that develops or grows directly out of something else FF1C; the new TV series was an outgrowth of a popular movie FF1E;
Synonyms: by-product, derivative, descendant, offshoot, spin-off
Related Words: branch, member; child, offspring, product; aftereffect, consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result
Contrasted Words: origin, root, source; antecedent, cause, determinant