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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 offshoot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Offshoot 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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