outgrowth

[ out-grohth ]
/ ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ /
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noun

a natural development, product, or result: to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.
an additional, supplementary result.
a growing out or forth.
something that grows out; offshoot; excrescence.

Origin of outgrowth

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + growth

Words nearby outgrowth

outgiving, outgo, outgoing, outgoings, outgrow, outgrowth, outguess, outgun, outhandle, outhaul, outhit

Words related to outgrowth

offshoot, by-product, node, shoot, bulge, prolongation, process, swelling, protuberance, prominence, enlargement, excrescence, jut, sprout, outcrop, development, end, spin-off, effect, yield

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British Dictionary definitions for outgrowth

outgrowth
/ (ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ) /

noun

a thing growing out of a main body
a development, result, or consequence
the act of growing out