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outgrowth n. [
branch, offshoot, offset] a natural consequence of development
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outgrowth n. [
emergence, growth] the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
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outgrowth n. [
process, appendage] a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
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