out ‧ growth /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ $ -ɡroʊθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ grower , ↑ growth , ↑ undergrowth , ↑ outgrowth , ↑ overgrowth ; adjective : growing, ↑ grown , ↑ overgrown ; verb : ↑ grow , ↑ outgrow ]
1 . something that develops from something else, as a natural result of it
outgrowth of
Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty.
2 . technical something that grows out of something else