Associations to the word «Scion»

Wiktionary

SCION, noun. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant.
SCION, noun. A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
SCION, noun. The heir to a throne.
SCION, noun. A guardian.

Dictionary definition

SCION, noun. A descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock".

Wise words

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