1) Bud of a plant 2) Descendant 3) Grafting shoot 4) Plant bud 5) Plant shoot 6) Shoot cut for grafting 7) Shoot of a plant 8) Shoot or twig 9) Twig 
young shoot from root or stock of a tree (Reeves)
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Archaic term for uvula. ... Origin: G. Kion, pillar, the uvula ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
young shoot from root or stock of a tree (Reeves)
Ci'on noun [ Old French cion . See Scion .] See Scion . « The cion overruleth the stock; and the stock is but passive, and giveth aliment, but no motion, to the graft. Bacon. » 
The bud or branch used in grafting; also spelled scion.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′on Synonyms: kion
scion (def. 2).