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/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/ · noun
Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant..
the offshoots of a tree
an offshoot of a criminal organization
The reason is that the Berks & Hants Railway Company, under the powers of which the line was built, also included the Reading-Basingstoke section. The company was an offshoot of the G.W.R., which absorbed it before any section was opened.
Use off shoot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Off shoot means Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant..
Common synonyms include spin-off, spinoff, offset, outgrowth.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the offshoots of a tree
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