1. a descendant of a notable family
2. a shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or planting
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The young man was a scion of a wealthy banking family.
• She was considered the scion of political royalty.
• The gardener carefully selected a healthy scion for grafting.
• He planted the apple scion onto the rootstock.
• As the scion of the company’s founder, he felt pressure to succeed.
• The rose scion was grafted onto a hardy root system.