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nouna natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or planttype of:
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nounthe gradual beginning or coming forthtype of:
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nouna natural consequence of development
Definition that contains outgrowth
- horn one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- corona (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
- papilla (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- burl the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
- burl a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
- pseudopod temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
- enation a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
- osteophyte small abnormal bony outgrowth
- pollen tube (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule
- athyrium thelypteroides fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores