scion
IPA: sˈaɪʌn
noun
- A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- The heir to a throne.
- A guardian.
- (botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
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Examples of "scion" in Sentences
- He was a scion of the Earls of Erne.
- He is a scion of the dynasty of Lee family.
- Thirrin is the scion of the ruling house of Lindenshield.
- Orsilochus was the son of King of Crete and scion of Minos.
- Lara takes the Scion fragment and the tomb begins to crumble.
- Amazingly, the rootstock can influence the traits of the scion.
- Some have speculated that Gadi was a scion of the tribe of Gad.
- The yeshiva is a scion of the original Novardok yeshiva in Europe.
- Asia's new scion leaders inherit their nations' pressing problems.
- Egbert was the scion of the influential Eastphalian family of the Brunonen.
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