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- Dictionaryoutgrowth/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
noun
- 1. something that grows out of something else: "the eye first appears as an outgrowth from the brain"
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The meaning of OUTGROWTH is a process or product of growing out. How to use outgrowth in a sentence.
OUTGROWTH definition: 1. a growth on the outside of an animal or plant: 2. a result or development: 3. a growth on the…. Learn more.
Outgrowth definition: a natural development, product, or result. See examples of OUTGROWTH used in a sentence.
OUTGROWTH meaning: 1. a growth on the outside of an animal or plant: 2. a result or development: 3. a growth on the…. Learn more.
noun. a natural consequence of development. synonyms: branch, offset, offshoot. see more. noun. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant. synonyms: appendage, process. see more.
Something that is an outgrowth of another thing has developed naturally as a result of it. Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began in 1988. [ + of ]
1. The act or process of growing out. 2. A product of growing out; a projecting part or offshoot: an outgrowth of new shoots on a branch. 3. A result or consequence: Inflation is an outgrowth of war. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.