1 : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft. 2a : descendant, child especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family.

Does scion mean son of?

Scion sounds a little bit like son, which is helpful because it almost always means the son, daughter or descendant of a rich or prominent family. Its earliest examples were used to refer to the young shoots of larger, older plants. ... — both of whom are or were scions of their respective families.

Where did the word scion originate from?

This usage dates back to 1300, and comes from Old French sion, or cion meaning “descendant; shoot, twig; offspring.” Interestingly, the Oxford English Dictionary makes a point of rejecting the idea it is derived from the Old French scier meaning “to saw.”