offshoot
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noun
- That which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.“the offshoots of a tree”
- That which develops from something else.“an offshoot of a criminal organization”
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spin-offspinoffoutgrowthbranchoffsetbranchingramificationcreaturelimbwingarmbraidingsectionoffspringcloseancillaryauxiliaryproduct