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scion in French

scion in French is descendant, descendante, héritier d'un trône — scion means a descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.

scion in French

descendant
noun
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
descendante
noun
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
héritier d'un trône
noun
The heir to a throne.
scion
noun
(botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.

What does "scion" mean?

  1. noun A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
    "It also made her the target of angry derision back in South Korea, where Ms. Cho is the scion of one of the wealthy families that control much of South Korea’s export-driven economy."
  2. noun A cutting or shoot from a plant, used for grafting onto another plant.
    "The gardener grafted a scion from the old apple tree onto new rootstock."
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scion in a sentence

  • It also made her the target of angry derision back in South Korea, where Ms. Cho is the scion of one of the wealthy families that control much of South Korea’s export-driven economy.
  • He could show his parents Eliot, scion of Derek Moulthorp, and then how could they say he was throwing his life away?
  • The gardener grafted a scion from the old apple tree onto new rootstock.

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What is "scion" in French?
"scion" in French is descendant, descendante, héritier d'un trône. scion means: A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
Are there other ways to say "scion" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "scion": descendant, descendante, héritier d'un trône, scion.
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