outgrowth

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: out=growth

CIDE DICTIONARY

outgrowth, n. 

 That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

outgrowth, n.
1 something that grows out.
2 an offshoot; a natural product.
3 the process of growing out.

THESAURUS

outgrowth

artifact, benign tumor, brainchild, budding, burgeoning, by-product, callosity, callus, cancer, carcinoma, child, coinage, composition, concoction, consequence, consequent, corn, corollary, creation, creature, crowning achievement, cyst, derivation, derivative, development, distillate, distillation, effect, end product, essence, event, eventuality, eventuation, excrescence, extract, fruit, fungosity, fungus, gemmation, germination, growth, handiwork, harvest, intumescence, invention, issue, legacy, logical outcome, malignant growth, manufacture, masterpiece, masterwork, maturation, metastatic tumor, mintage, mole, morbid growth, neoplasm, nevus, new mintage, nonmalignant tumor, offshoot, offspring, opera, opus, opuscule, origination, outcome, overgrowth, precipitate, procreation, product, production, proud flesh, pullulation, reproduction, result, resultant, sarcoma, sequel, sequela, sequence, sequent, side issue, sprouting, tumor, upgrowth, upshot, vegetation, verruca, wart, wen, work

ROGET THESAURUS

outgrowth

Sequel

N sequel, suffix, successor, tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear, retinue, suite, appendix, postscript, epilogue, peroration, codicil, continuation, sequela, appendage, tail piece, heelpiece, tag, more last words, colophon, aftercome, aftergrowth, afterpart, afterpiece, aftercourse, afterthought, aftergame, arriere pensee, second thoughts, outgrowth.

Effect

N effect, consequence, aftergrowth, aftercome, derivative, derivation, result, resultant, resultance, upshot, issue, denouement, end, development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud, production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance, creature, creation, offspring, offshoot, firstfruits, firstlings, heredity, telegony, premices premises, owing to, resulting from, derivable from, due to, caused by, dependent upon, derived from, evolved from, derivative, hereditary, telegonous, of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently, as a consequence, in consequence, through, all along of, necessarily, eventually, cela va sans dire, thereby hangs a tale.