outgrowth
UK ['aʊt.grəʊθ] US [-groʊθ] noun countable specialized
■a growth on the outside of an animal or plant 长出物；旁枝•Antlers are the bony outgrowths on the heads of deer.鹿角是鹿的头部长出的骨状物。 ■a result or development 结果；发展•This policy is just an outgrowth of earlier decisions.这项政策不过是先前决议的产物。 |