scion
noun/ˈsaɪən/
/ˈsaɪən/
- (formal or literary) a young member of a family, especially a famous or important one
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- (specialist) a piece of a plant, especially one cut to make a new plant
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ciun ‘shoot, twig’, of unknown origin.
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