имя существительное 1) побег растения 2) потомок, наследник Синоним(ы): offshoot, offspring, heir, descendant
noun Etymology: Middle English sioun, from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cīth sprout, shoot, Old High German kīdi 1. a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft 2. a. descendant, child; especially a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family b. heir 1 Example: scion of a railroad empire