Associations to the word «Offshoot»

Wiktionary

OFFSHOOT, noun. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.

Dictionary definition

OFFSHOOT, noun. A natural consequence of development.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley