As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
(noun) a natural consequence of development
Source: WordNet® 3.1
offshoot (plural offshoots)
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
That which develops from something else.
• spin-off/spinoff
• 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
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.