Noun: outgrowth 'awt,growth
- A natural consequence of development
"The new social media platform was an outgrowth of the original website";
- branch, offshoot, offset
- A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
"a bony outgrowth";
- process, appendage
- The gradual beginning or coming forth
"The environmental movement was an outgrowth of increased awareness";
- emergence, growth
Derived forms: outgrowths
Type of: beginning, body part, consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot