offshoot

Definition

Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

Etymology

From off- + shoot.

Example Sentences

• "the offshoots of a tree"
• "an offshoot of a criminal organization"
• "The reason is that the Berks & Hants Railway Company, under the powers of which the line was built, also included the Reading-Basingstoke section. The company was an offshoot of the G.W.R., which absorbed it before any section was opened."