offshoot.
Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
Meaning & usage
Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
the offshoots of a tree
Something which develops from something else.
an offshoot of a criminal organization
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English off- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English offshoot From off- + shoot.
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