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Scion , n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. Section.]
- (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 cyon.]1913 Webster
- Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.1913 Webster
- (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 cyon.]