/suy"euhn/ , n.
1. a descendant.
2. Also, cion . a shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting.
[ 1275-1325; ME shoot, twig cion ki- (cf. OE cinan, OS kinan, OHG chinan to sprout, OE cith, OS kith sprout) + OF -on n. suffix ]
Syn. 1. child, issue, offshoot, progeny.