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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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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