outgrowth
Americannoun
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a natural development, product, or result.
to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.
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an additional, supplementary result.
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a growing out or forth.
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something that grows out; offshoot; excrescence.
noun
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a thing growing out of a main body
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a development, result, or consequence
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the act of growing out
Etymology
Origin of outgrowth
Example Sentences
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The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
They also clarify the damage wrought by our collective amnesia and our refusal to learn from history – an outgrowth of our propensity to view our place in history from an exceptionalist perspective.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
But ultimately Rainforest Cafe’s virality is an outgrowth of its design.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2024
She smeared mud and tree sap to camouflage her face and arms till she seemed an outgrowth of the island.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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