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| off·shoot [ áwf sht, óf shoot ] (plural off·shoots) |
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1. shoot from main stem of plant: a branch or shoot growing from the main stem of a plant
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2. something that comes from something else: something that springs or spreads from or that is a subsidiary of a main source or origin
 The company was an offshoot of their leisure empire.
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3. descendant or branch of another group: a person or group descending from an ancestral line, or branching off from a social group
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