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Meaning of scion

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scion

Pronunciation:/ˈsaɪən//ˈsaɪ.ɑn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.

  2. The heir to a throne.

  3. A guardian.

  4. A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.