outgrowth
noun/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
- (specialist) a thing that grows out of something else
- The eye first appears as a cup-shaped outgrowth from the brain.
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- (formal) a natural development or result of something
- The law was an outgrowth of the 2008 presidential election.
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