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Offshoot

//ˈɔf.ʃuːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

    "the offshoots of a tree"

  2. 2
    a natural consequence of development wordnet
  3. 3
    Something which develops from something else.

    "an offshoot of a criminal organization"

Etymology

From off- + shoot.

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