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Outgrowth vs Appendage - What's the difference?

outgrowth | appendage |

Outgrowth is a synonym of appendage.


As nouns the difference between outgrowth and appendage

is that outgrowth is anything that grows out of something else while appendage is an external body part that projects from the body.

outgrowth

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Anything that grows out of something else.
  • # A branch or offshoot of a plant.
  • # An appendage of an animal.
  • # A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.

    • Derived terms

    * neurite outgrowth * neuronal outgrowth

    appendage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process