Offshoot
/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
"the offshoots of a tree"
- 2 a natural consequence of development wordnet
- 3 Something which develops from something else.
"an offshoot of a criminal organization"
Example
More examples"The company was an offshoot of his original start-up."
Etymology
From off- + shoot.