outgrowth vs effect

outgrowth and effect both are nouns.

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

As nouns, effect is a hypernym of outgrowth; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than outgrowth:

Other hypernyms of outgrowth include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.

outgrowth (noun)	effect (noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant	an outward appearance
the gradual beginning or coming forth	(of a law) having legal validity
a natural consequence of development	an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
	a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

outgrowth (verb)	effect (verb)
	produce
	act so as to bring into existence