" outgrowths "

1: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant;

  * e.g., " ... trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines "

•  Synonyms : 

•  offshoots,

•  shoots,

•  sprouts

•  Antonyms : 

•  antecedents,

•  causations,

•  causes,

•  occasions,

•  reasons

2: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause;

  * e.g., " ... a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aftereffects,

•  aftermaths,

•  backwashes,

•  children,

•  conclusions,

•  consequences,

•  corollaries,

•  developments,

•  effects,

•  fates,

•  fruits,

•  issues,

•  outcomes,

•  precipitates,

•  products,

•  resultants,

•  results,

•  sequels,

•  sequences,

•  upshots

•  Antonyms : 

•  origins,

•  roots,

•  sources

3: something that naturally develops or is developed from something else;

  * e.g., " ... an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program "

•  Synonyms : 

•  by-products,

•  derivates,

•  derivations,

•  derivatives,

•  offshoots,

•  spin-offs

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant;

  * e.g., " ... trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines "

•  Synonyms : 

•  offshoot,

•  shoot,

•  sprout

•  Antonyms : 

•  antecedent,

•  causation,

•  cause,

•  occasion,

•  reason

2: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause;

  * e.g., " ... a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aftereffect,

•  aftermath,

•  backwash,

•  child,

•  conclusion,

•  consequence,

•  corollary,

•  development,

•  effect,

•  fate,

•  fruit,

•  issue,

•  outcome,

•  precipitate,

•  product,

•  result,

•  resultant,

•  sequel,

•  sequence,

•  upshot

•  Antonyms : 

•  origin,

•  root,

•  source

3: something that naturally develops or is developed from something else;

  * e.g., " ... an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program "

•  Synonyms : 

•  by-product,

•  derivate,

•  derivation,

•  derivative,

•  offshoot,

•  spin-off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)