Hypertext Webster Gateway: "offshoot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
offshoot
n : a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {branch},
{offset}]
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