Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
OFFSHOOT
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
(noun) a natural consequence of development
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
offshoot (plural offshoots)
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
That which develops from something else.
Synonyms
• spin-off/spinoff
Anagrams
• shoot off
Source: Wiktionary
Off"shoot`, n. Etym: [Off + shoot.]
Definition: That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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