Descendant vs. Scion

Descendantadjective

descending from a biological ancestor.

Descendantadjective

proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.

Descendantnoun

(literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

Descendantnoun

(figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.

Descendantnoun

(biology) A later evolutionary type.

Descendantnoun

(linguistics) A language that is descended from another.

Descendantnoun

(linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.

Descendantadjective

Descendent.

Descendantnoun

One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; - correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

Descendantnoun

a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Descendantadjective

going or coming down

Scionnoun

A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant.

Scionnoun

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

Scionnoun

The heir to a throne.

Scionnoun

A guardian.

Scionnoun

A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.

Scionnoun

Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.

Scionnoun

a descendent or heir;