Definition of scion

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Scion (n.) Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock..

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Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; o
Graft :: Graft (v. i.) To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting..
Insition :: Insition (n.) The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment.
Graft :: Graft (n.) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit..
Ingraft :: Ingraft (v. t.) To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree; figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something..
Ingraft :: Ingraft (v. t.) To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree..
Scion :: Scion (n.) Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock..
Cleftgraft :: Cleftgraft (v. t.) To ingraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine..
Inconscionable :: Inconscionable (a.) Unconscionable.
Cyon :: Cyon (n.) See Cion, and Scion..
Sea Bass :: Sea bass () A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also white sea bass, and sea salmon..
Insertion :: Insertion (n.) The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings..
Unconscionable :: Unconscionable (a.) Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience..
Cutting :: Cutting (n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut..
Imp :: Imp (n.) To graft; to insert as a scion.
Ingraftment :: Ingraftment (n.) The thing ingrafted; a scion.
Imp :: Imp (n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
Squib :: Squeteague (n.) An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (C. nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted weakfish, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon..
Conscionableness :: Conscionableness (n.) The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness.
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