Definition of Scion

1. Noun. A descendent or heir. "A scion of royal stock"

Generic synonyms: Descendant, Descendent

Definition of Scion

1. n. A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.

Definition of Scion

1. Noun. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant. ¹

2. Noun. A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting. ¹

3. Noun. The heir to a throne. ¹

4. Noun. guardian ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scion

1. a child or descendant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Scion

1. 1. A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. 2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock. Origin: OF. Cion, F. Scion, probably fron scier to saw, fr. L. Secare to cut. Cf. Section. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scion

scintiscan
scintiscanner
scintiscans
scintography
sciography
sciolism
sciolisms
sciolist
sciolistic
sciolists
sciolous
sciolto
sciomachies
sciomachy
sciomancy
scion (current term)
scions
sciophyte
sciophytes
scioptic
sciopticon
sciopticons
scioptics
scioptric
sciosophy
sciotheric
scioun
scious
scire facias
sciroc

Other Resources:

Search for Scion on Dictionary.com!Search for Scion on Thesaurus.com!Search for Scion on Google!Search for Scion on Wikipedia!

Search

Translations