scion
sci.on \'si--*n\ n [ME, fr. MF cion, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG chi-nan to sprout,]split open, OE ci-nan to gape 1: a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting and u su. supplying solely aerial parts to a graft 2: DESCENDANT, CHILD {a ~ of a royal stock}