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scion

 

[ หˆsaษชษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

family relationship

A descendant or heir of a wealthy or influential family.

Synonyms

descendant, heir, offspring

Examples of usage

  • He is the scion of a prominent political family.
  • The scion of the business empire took over the company after his father retired.
Context #2 | Noun

botany

A detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting.

Synonyms

cutting, graft, shoot

Examples of usage

  • The apple scion was carefully grafted onto the rootstock.

Translations

Translations of the word "scion" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น rebento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เค‚เค•เฅเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nachkomme

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ keturunan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐั‰ะฐะดะพะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ potomek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅญๅญซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท descendant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ vรกstago

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท filiz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ›„์†

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุณู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ potomek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ potomok

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅŽ่ฃ”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ potomec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ afkomandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฑั€ะฟะฐา›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ”แƒ›แƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ แƒ”

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nษ™sil

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ vรกstago

Etymology

The word 'scion' originated from the Old French word 'cion' which meant 'descendant, shoot, twig'. It was first recorded in the English language in the 14th century. Over time, the meaning of 'scion' expanded to include not only descendants of a family but also in the context of botany, referring to a detached living portion of a plant used in grafting.

See also: scions.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,283, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.