outgrowth

Plural: outgrowths

Noun

• a natural consequence of development
• the gradual beginning or coming forth
• a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
• Anything that grows out of something else.
• A branch or offshoot of a plant.
• Anything that grows out of something else.
• An appendage of an animal.
• Anything that grows out of something else.
• A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
• Excessive growth.

Synonyms

appendage, branch, emergence, growth, offset, offshoot, process