Dictionary

1. (

• outgrowth ,
• branch ,
• offshoot ,
• offset

) a natural consequence of development ;

2. (

• emergence ,
• outgrowth ,
• growth ,

) the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" ;

3. (

• process ,
• outgrowth ,
• appendage ,

) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" ;