outgrowth meaning and definition

OUTGROWTH noun

Definition of outgrowth (noun)

1. a natural consequence of development
   • synonyms: branch, offset, offshoot
2. the gradual beginning or coming forth
   • "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
   • synonyms: emergence, growth
3. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
   • "a bony process"
   • synonyms: appendage, process