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Saturday, February 16, 2013
scion
scion
(
plural
scions
)
A
descendant
, especially a first-generation descendant.
A detached
shoot
or
twig
containing
buds
from a woody plant, used in
grafting
.
The
heir
to a
throne
.
guardian
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