noun
also ci·on ˈsīən sometimes -īˌän
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English scion, sioun, ciun, from Middle French cion, sion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kīnan, chīnan to sprout, Old English cīth sprout, shoot — more at chine
1. : a detached living portion (as a year-old shoot) of a plant designed or prepared for union with a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely or predominantly aerial parts to a graft
2. : descendant , child
twelve-year-old … scion of the famous circus family — Henry La Cossitt