scion in Latin
scion in Latin is tālea — scion means a descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
scion in Latin
tālea
(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?
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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."
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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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- 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 Latin?
"scion" in Latin is tālea. scion means: A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
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