outgrowth, n.
(outgrowths)
(outgrowths)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
<noun.body>
appendage outgrowth process
sample sentences
"a bony process"
semantic pointers
hyponym
horn
horn
crest
pseudopod, pseudopodium
flagellum
hair
cirrus
spine
aculea
style
villus
tail
fetlock
tentacle
arista
acromion, acromial process
ala
alveolar arch
alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process
acrosome
caruncle, caruncula
condyle
coronoid process, processus coronoideus
epicondyle
fimbria
apophysis
spicule, spiculum
osteophyte
papilla
papilla
appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal
styloid process
pterygoid process
tuberosity, tubercle, eminence
zygomatic process
trochanter
transverse process
odontoid process
metaphysis
olecranon, olecranon process
ridge
excrescence
papilla
plant process, enation
hypernym
the gradual beginning or coming forth
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
emergence growth outgrowth
sample sentences
"figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a natural consequence of development
<noun.phenomenon>
branch offset offshoot outgrowth
semantic pointers
hypernym