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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 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
- burl the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
- podetium an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne
- stipule a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed
- silvery spleenwort fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores
- deparia acrostichoides fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores