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offshoots

 

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Noun offshoot has 1 sense
  1. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset - a natural consequence of development
    --1 is a kind of consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot

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Offshoots

Description:

Offshoots refers to branches or shoots that grow out from a main stem or trunk, particularly in relation to plants. It can also be used metaphorically to describe things that are derived or developed from something else.

Examples:

  1. Noun (Botany): The offshoots of the tree provided shade on a hot summer day.
  2. Noun (Metaphorical): The new technology is an offshoot of years of research.
  3. Verb: She carefully offshoots the unwanted branches from the rose bush.
  4. Adjective: The offshoot branches created a picturesque landscape.
  5. Adverb: The ideas spread rapidly, branching offshoots into various fields.

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