About The Word Scion
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Scion
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What's The Definition Of Scion?
[n] a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scion: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scion: See Also | descendant | descendent Scion In Webster's Dictionary \Sci"on\, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to
saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. {Section}.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
(b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.
[Formerly written also cion, and cyon.]
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal
stock.
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