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Definition of Scion

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

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)

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