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1
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
- we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
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2
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
- opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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- descendant
- (also descendent)
- aftermath,
- consequence,
- corollary,
- development,
- fruit,
- growth,
- issue,
- outcome,
- product,
- result,
- sequel,
- sequence,
- upshot
- denouement
- (also dénouement),
- repercussion
- aftereffect,
- side effect
- (also side reaction)
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of offshoot was in 1710
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