noun
- Plural of cion; a plant shoot or twig cut for grafting or rooting.
Usage: Also spelled 'scion'; common in horticulture and botany.
Examples
- The gardener collected cions from the apple tree to graft onto the rootstock.
- Healthy cions are essential for successful plant propagation.
- She prepared several cions for the spring grafting season.
- The nursery stored cions in moist sand to keep them viable.
- These cions will develop into new fruit-bearing branches.