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sci⋅on

  [sahy-uhn]
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–noun
1. a descendant.
2. Also, cion. a shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME shoot, twig < OF cion < Frankish *kī- (cf. OE cīnan, OS kīnan, OHG chīnan to sprout, OE cīth, OS kīth sprout) + OF -on n. suffix

Synonyms:
1. child, issue, offshoot, progeny.
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sci·on   (sī'ən)   
n.  

  1. A descendant or heir.

  2. also ci·on (sī'ən) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.


[Middle English, from Old French cion, possibly of Germanic origin.]
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Main Entry:  scion1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a descendent or heir
Etymology:  Old French cion
Main Entry:  scion2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a detached shoot or twig of living plant, esp. used for grafting
Etymology:  Old French cion
Usage:  botany
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Word Origin & History

scion 
c.1305, "a shoot or twig," from O.Fr. sion, cion (Mod.Fr. scion, Picard chion), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Frank. *kid-, from P.Gmc. *kidon-, from PIE *geie- "to sprout, split, open." Fig. use is attested from 1590; meaning "an heir, a descendant" is from 1814, from the "family tree" image.
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