Associations to the word «Offshoot»

Wiktionary

OFFSHOOT, noun. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.

Dictionary definition

OFFSHOOT, noun. A natural consequence of development.

Wise words

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John Adams