English Explanatory Dictionary

offshoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
  2. Something which develops from something else.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/ /ˈɒf.ʃuːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offshoot.wav

Word forms

offshoot offshoots

Etymology

From off- + shoot.

Synonyms

spin-off spinoff
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