scion
11Scion — 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… …
12scion — SCION. s. m. Petit brin, petit rejetton tendre & pliable d un arbre, d un arbrisseau. Un scion d arbre. un scion de verge …
13scion — c.1300, a shoot or twig, from O.Fr. sion, cion (Mod.Fr. scion, Picard chion), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Frankish *kid , from P.Gmc. *kidon , from PIE *geie to sprout, split, open. Figurative use is attested from 1580s; meaning an heir, a… …
14scion — index child, descendant, heir, offshoot, offspring, posterity, successor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
15scion — meaning ‘a descendant of a (noble) family’, is pronounced siy ǝn …
16scion — [n] offshoot, descendant begotten, branch, brood, child, chip off old block*, graft, heir, heiress, issue, junior, offspring, progeny, seed, shoot, slip, sprout, successor, twig; concepts 414,428 Ant. cause, root, source …
17scion — ► NOUN 1) a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. 2) a descendant of a notable family. ORIGIN Old French ciun shoot, twig …
18scion — [sī′ən] n. [ME sioun, ciun < OFr cion, earlier chion < Gmc * kijan , to sprout < IE base * ĝei , ĝī > OHG chīnan, to sprout, OE kith, sprig] 1. a shoot or bud of a plant, esp. one for planting or grafting 2. a descendant; offspring …
19Scion tC — Infobox Automobile name = Scion tC layout = FF layout manufacturer = Scion parent company = Toyota Motor Corporation production = 2005–present predecessor = Toyota Celica class = Compact body style = 2 door hatchback assembly = Tsutsumi, Japan… …
20Scion xB — Infobox Automobile name=Scion xB manufacturer=Toyota production=2004 ndash;present body style=5 door station wagon [ [http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2001cartablef.jsp?id=22128 EPA information on 2006 Scion xB] (includes fuel economy, size class,… …
