Scion
noun
The child of a famous or important family.
He is the scion of a wealthy family.
Often appears as...
- family scion
- scion of power
noun
A young shoot or twig of a plant.
The scion was grafted onto the rootstock of the plant.
Often appears as...
- scion of a plant
- graft a scion
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The child of a famous or important family.
He is the scion of a wealthy family.
Often appears as...
- family scion
- scion of power
noun
A young shoot or twig of a plant.
The scion was grafted onto the rootstock of the plant.
Often appears as...
- scion of a plant
- graft a scion
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Family Prestige
Used to highlight a person's prominent family background.
As a scion of the Kennedy clan, she attracted media attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Expectations
Often suggests that the person carries the legacy and expectations of their ancestors.
The young scion felt burdened by his family's legacy.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Status
Implies a certain level of social status or wealth associated with the family.
The scion of the noble house was well-known in social circles.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Prestige
Used to highlight a person's prominent family background.
As a scion of the Kennedy clan, she attracted media attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Expectations
Often suggests that the person carries the legacy and expectations of their ancestors.
The young scion felt burdened by his family's legacy.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Status
Implies a certain level of social status or wealth associated with the family.
The scion of the noble house was well-known in social circles.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Prestige
Used to highlight a person's prominent family background.
As a scion of the Kennedy clan, she attracted media attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Expectations
Often suggests that the person carries the legacy and expectations of their ancestors.
The young scion felt burdened by his family's legacy.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Status
Implies a certain level of social status or wealth associated with the family.
The scion of the noble house was well-known in social circles.
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Video examples
Why are there so many...
selecting only those whose fruits are the best. These exclusive plants officially form the cultivar, or new apple variety. To ensure an exact copy of this cultivar, all apple trees must be grafted from the original seedling. Branches, called scion wood,
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How Growing Trees Helps...
a branch which we call a scion and then you attach it the routing system can go deep in the soil and nourish the soil to express itself that's the beauty of this simplified technique well adapted to
Video examples
Why are there so many...
selecting only those whose fruits are the best. These exclusive plants officially form the cultivar, or new apple variety. To ensure an exact copy of this cultivar, all apple trees must be grafted from the original seedling. Branches, called scion wood,
Video examples
How Growing Trees Helps...
a branch which we call a scion and then you attach it the routing system can go deep in the soil and nourish the soil to express itself that's the beauty of this simplified technique well adapted to
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Quote examples
Cory Booker
American Politician
My generation of Americans, the scions of daring dreamers, the children of the fearlessly faithful and the offspring of many of history's most audacious actors - we, together, drink deeply from wells of freedom, liberty and opportunity that we did not dig.
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Michael Beschloss
American Historian
American political scions evoke a central contradiction in our thinking. We believe - or say we do - in nurture, not nature. Yet we are comforted by the aristocratic notion that leadership might run in the bloodlines.
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani Musician
It is not necessary that the scion of a singing family, even if he sings, can excel in it. In order to reach his peak he has to work very, very hard.
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Kathy Griffin
American Comedian
My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.
Quote examples
Cory Booker
American Politician
My generation of Americans, the scions of daring dreamers, the children of the fearlessly faithful and the offspring of many of history's most audacious actors - we, together, drink deeply from wells of freedom, liberty and opportunity that we did not dig.
Quote examples
Michael Beschloss
American Historian
American political scions evoke a central contradiction in our thinking. We believe - or say we do - in nurture, not nature. Yet we are comforted by the aristocratic notion that leadership might run in the bloodlines.
Quote examples
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani Musician
It is not necessary that the scion of a singing family, even if he sings, can excel in it. In order to reach his peak he has to work very, very hard.
Quote examples
Kathy Griffin
American Comedian
My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.
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