n. | 1. | That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence. |
Noun | 1. | outgrowth - a natural consequence of development |
2. | outgrowth - the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" | |
3. | outgrowth - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" |