outgrowth
Offshoot of development
An outgrowth is something that grows out of something else—literally or figuratively.
A branch is an outgrowth of a tree trunk; a tumor is an outgrowth of tissue.
More often, the word describes natural developments or consequences: The environmental movement was an outgrowth of 1960s activism.
The implication is organic emergence rather than deliberate creation.
Something that extends outward
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- excrescenceAbnormal projecting growth
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
knob · bump · nodule · appendage · extension · swelling · lump · knot
What follows a cause
- effectResult of a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
byproduct · fallout · upshot · corollary · sequel · aftereffect · culmination · end product
Increase in scope
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- branchDivision or woody limb
- appendageProjecting body part
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
prolongation · continuation · elaboration · amplification · broadening · spread · proliferation · ramification
Discharge or capture
- sproutNew plant emergence
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- suckerEasily fooled person
- runnerOne who sprints
offshoot · branch · bud · scion · stolon · rhizome · tiller · cutting
Species changing over generations
- emergenceComing into existence
- progressionSequential forward movement
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- flourishingProspering vigorously
blossoming · unfolding · cultivation · advancement · transformation · actualization · fruition · manifestation
projection
Something that extends outward
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- excrescenceAbnormal projecting growth
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
overhang · knob · bump · nodule · appendage · extension · swelling · lump · knot · burl
result
What follows a cause
- effectResult of a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · byproduct · fallout · upshot · corollary · sequel · aftereffect · culmination · end product · legacy
expansion
Increase in scope
addition · prolongation · continuation · elaboration · amplification · broadening · spread · proliferation · ramification · diversification
shoot
Discharge or capture
runner · offshoot · branch · bud · scion · stolon · rhizome · tiller · cutting · slip
evolution
Species changing over generations
- emergenceComing into existence
- progressionSequential forward movement
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
flourishing · blossoming · unfolding · cultivation · advancement · transformation · actualization · fruition · manifestation · realization
neoplasm
Abnormal tissue mass
nodule · polyp · carcinoma · sarcoma · adenoma · benign · malignant · excision · biopsy · metastasis
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- growthsgrowths, tumor, tumors, tumour, lump
- offshootsoffshoot, branch, spinoff, shoot, sprout
- extensionsadd-on, appendix, appendage, annex, supplement
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- Indian governancezilla, collector, municipality, municipal council, councillor