Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas). 2015.
Scion — may refer to:* A descendant, a son or daughter *In grafting, the scion is a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant which is grafted onto the stock. *Scion (automobile), a brand of vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Vehicles in… … Wikipedia
Scion — Sci on, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. {Section}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scion — ► NOUN 1) a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. 2) a descendant of a notable family. ORIGIN Old French ciun shoot, twig … English terms dictionary
scion — c.1300, a shoot or twig, from O.Fr. sion, cion (Mod.Fr. scion, Picard chion), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Frankish *kid , from P.Gmc. *kidon , from PIE *geie to sprout, split, open. Figurative use is attested from 1580s; meaning an heir, a… … Etymology dictionary
scion — [n] offshoot, descendant begotten, branch, brood, child, chip off old block*, graft, heir, heiress, issue, junior, offspring, progeny, seed, shoot, slip, sprout, successor, twig; concepts 414,428 Ant. cause, root, source … New thesaurus
scion — [sī′ən] n. [ME sioun, ciun < OFr cion, earlier chion < Gmc * kijan , to sprout < IE base * ĝei , ĝī > OHG chīnan, to sprout, OE kith, sprig] 1. a shoot or bud of a plant, esp. one for planting or grafting 2. a descendant; offspring … English World dictionary
scion — noun Etymology: Middle English sioun, from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cīth sprout, shoot, Old High German kīdi Date: 13th century 1. a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shoot — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, X ray, Xerox, ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, aim at, altitude peak, anguish, annihilate, assassinate, automatic control, backfire, barf, barrage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, bedazzle, behead, bine, bite … Moby Thesaurus
scion — noun 1) a scion of the tree Syn: cutting, graft, slip; shoot, offshoot, twig 2) the scion of an aristocratic family Syn: descendant; heir, successor; child, offspring; Law issue … Thesaurus of popular words
shoot — v 1. hit, wound, hurt, harm, damage, injure; shoot down, bring down, drop, fell; riddle, Sl. pump full of lead, Sl. zap, pick off; kill, slay, Sl. knock off, Sl. snuff out. 2. send forth, discharge, fire or fire off, let fly, let off, eject;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
