Word of the Day 1.30.09

scion

sci·on (sn)

n.

1. A descendant or heir.

2. also ci·on (sn) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.

[Middle English, from Old French cion, possibly of Germanic origin.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Noun

1.

scion - a descendent or heir; “a scion of royal stock”

descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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