noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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"

Synonyms

All synonyms

outgrowthaccessionaccessoryaccompanimentaddendaaddendum

Example

More examples

"The company was an offshoot of his original start-up."

Etymology

From off- + shoot.

Related phrases

shoot off

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