What does "offshoot" mean?
Offshoot: That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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