offshoot
Noun
Synonyms:
outgrowth
branch
offset
WordNet 3.0
Noun
(1)
a natural consequence of development
Synonyms:
outgrowth
branch
offset
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Offshoot
\Off"shoot`\
, n. [Off + shoot.] That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
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