outgrowth vs crest

crest vs outgrowth

outgrowth and crest both are nouns.

outgrowth is not a verb while crest is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outgrowth	Yes	No	No	No
crest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crest is a hyponym of outgrowth; that is, crest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outgrowth:

outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
crest: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

Other hyponyms of outgrowth include horn, horn, pseudopod, pseudopodium, flagellum, hair, cirrus, spine, aculea, style, villus, tail, fetlock, tentacle, arista, acromial process, acromion, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge, acrosome, caruncle, caruncula, condyle, coronoid process, processus coronoideus, epicondyle, fimbria, apophysis, spicule, spiculum, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, pterygoid process, eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, zygomatic process, trochanter, transverse process, odontoid process, metaphysis, olecranon, olecranon process, ridge, excrescence, papilla, enation, plant process, spinous process, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.

outgrowth (noun)	crest (noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant	a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
the gradual beginning or coming forth	(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
a natural consequence of development	the center of a cambered road
	the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
	the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

outgrowth (verb)	crest (verb)
	reach a high point
	lie at the top of

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