WORD OF THE DAY:
scion n 1: a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting 2: a descendent or child 3: an heir
This noun derives from the Middle English sioun and the Old French cion, and is related to the Old English cith and the Old High German kidi ("sprout" or "shoot"). When it first sprouted in English in the 13th century, "scion" meant "a shoot or twig." That sense withered in horticultural contexts, but the word branched out, adding the grafting-related meaning we know today. The figurative sense "descendant" blossomed in the 19th century, with particular reference to those who were descendents of notable families.
scion n 1: a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting 2: a descendent or child 3: an heir
This noun derives from the Middle English sioun and the Old French cion, and is related to the Old English cith and the Old High German kidi ("sprout" or "shoot"). When it first sprouted in English in the 13th century, "scion" meant "a shoot or twig." That sense withered in horticultural contexts, but the word branched out, adding the grafting-related meaning we know today. The figurative sense "descendant" blossomed in the 19th century, with particular reference to those who were descendents of notable families.
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witchartist:
Nice word for today 
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