Offshoot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source. See Synonyms at branch.
  • n. A branch, descendant, or member of a family or social group.
  • n. Botany A lateral shoot from the main stem of a plant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc..
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A branch from a main stem, street, stream, or the like.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a natural consequence of development
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    result    effect    event    issue    consequence   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    branch    spinoff   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    progeny    scion