1. descendants or offspring, especially of wealthy or prominent families
2. young shoots or twigs cut from plants for grafting or planting
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The scions of the wealthy banking family attended the charity gala.
• She was one of the scions of a political dynasty.
• The gardener carefully selected healthy scions for grafting onto the rootstock.
• Apple scions were grafted onto hardy rootstock to create new trees.
• The scions of the old aristocratic families still held considerable influence.
• He collected scions from the prize-winning rose bush to propagate new plants.