definition of
outgrowth

[1] #1 outgrowth n. [branch, offshoot, offset] a natural consequence of development. wn

[2] #2 outgrowth n. [emergence, growth] the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece". wn

[3] #3 outgrowth n. [process, appendage] a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process". wn