offshoot
/ˈɔfʃut/
noun
- A thing that develops from something larger or more important, such as a new company, organization, or idea.
- Several offshoots of the original political party have formed over the years.
- The new streaming service is an offshoot of the major film studio.
- The research lab started as an offshoot of the university's engineering department.
- A new branch or shoot that grows from the main stem of a plant.
- The plant's offshoot grew quickly and soon became a separate bush.
- The gardener carefully removed an offshoot from the rose bush to plant elsewhere.
- This variety of apple tree produces many offshoots from its roots.
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