outgrowth

n 1: a natural consequence of development [syn: {branch}, {offshoot},

{offset}]

2: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage

the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: {emergence}, {growth}]

3: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an

organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: {process},

{appendage}]