1
a
: a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth
b
: a lateral branch (as of a mountain range)
2
: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
Examples of offshoot in a Sentence
The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Most need about two years to grow a mature plant with an offshoot or two and then settle down to flower and fruit.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Randall also complained he’d been falsely labeled a member of the gang Kumi 415, an offshoot of the Black Guerilla Family that’s based in the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
They are bound by their faith, a monotheistic offshoot of Shia Islam which developed in the 10th and 11th centuries.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offshoot. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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offshoot
noun
off·shoot
ˈȯf-ˌshüt 
1
: something that branches out from something else
2
: a branch of a main stem of a plant
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