noun, masculine/sjɔ̃/plural: scions
scion (detached twig); tip of a fishing rod
Synonyms: greffon
Inherited from Old French cion, ciun, from Frankish *kiþō, from Proto-Germanic *kīþô, *kīþą, from Proto-Indo-European *geye- (“to split open, to sprout”). Spelling influenced by scie (“saw”).