Found 2 items, similar to Scion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scion scion n : a descendent or heir; “a scion of royal stock”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scion Scion \Sci"on\, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. Section.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and cyon.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock. [1913 Webster]