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a branch of a main stem especially of a plant<we knew the rose bush had survived the winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again>Synonymsoutgrowth, shootRelated Wordsexcrescence, growth; bough, limb, twig; bud, floret; spray, sprig
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something that naturally develops or is developed from something else<opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant>— see derivative
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