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- Dictionaryoutgrowth/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
noun
- 1. something that grows out of something else: "the eye first appears as an outgrowth from the brain"
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OUTGROWTH definition: 1. a growth on the outside of an animal or plant: 2. a result or development: 3. a growth on the…. Learn more.
1. : a process or product of growing out. an outgrowth of hair. 2. : consequence, by-product. crime is often an outgrowth of poverty. Synonyms. offshoot. shoot. sprout. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence.
OUTGROWTH meaning: 1. a growth on the outside of an animal or plant: 2. a result or development: 3. a growth on the…. Learn more.
Outgrowth definition: a natural development, product, or result. See examples of OUTGROWTH used in a sentence.
an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
Something that is an outgrowth of another thing has developed naturally as a result of it. Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began in 1988. [ + of ]
1. The act or process of growing out. 2. A product of growing out; a projecting part or offshoot: an outgrowth of new shoots on a branch. 3. A result or consequence: Inflation is an outgrowth of war. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
