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单词 offshoot
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offshoot

British English: offshoot NOUN
If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing.
Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy.
  • American English: offshoot
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desdobramento
  • Chinese: 衍生物
  • European Spanish: ramificación
  • French: ramification
  • German: Ableger
  • Italian: diramazione
  • Japanese: 派生物
  • Korean: 분파
  • European Portuguese: desdobramento
  • Latin American Spanish: ramificación

(noun) 
Definition
something that has developed from something else
Psychology began as an offshoot of natural philosophy.
Synonyms
by-product
development
product
The company is the product of a merger.
branch
supplement
complement
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser.
spin-off
auxiliary
adjunct
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.
appendage
A clever extension can create a modern appendage to the home.
outgrowth
Her first book is an outgrowth of an art project she began ten years ago.
appurtenance
(noun) 
Definition
a shoot growing from the main stem of a plant
Synonyms
outgrowth
A new organism develops as an outgrowth or bud.
branch
the low, overhanging branches of a giant pine tree
limb
the limb of an enormous leafy tree
sprout
scion

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adjunct
Definition
something added that is not essential
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.
Synonyms
addition,
supplement,
accessory,
complement,
auxiliary,
add-on,
appendage,
addendum,
appurtenance
in the sense of appendage
Definition
a secondary part attached to a main part
A clever extension can create a modern appendage to the home.
Synonyms
attachment,
addition,
supplement,
accessory,
appendix,
auxiliary,
affix,
ancillary,
adjunct,
annexe,
addendum,
appurtenance
in the sense of branch
Definition
a secondary woody stem extending from the trunk or main branch of a tree
the low, overhanging branches of a giant pine tree
Synonyms
bough,
shoot,
arm,
spray,
limb,
sprig,
offshoot,
prong,
ramification

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offshoot

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of complement
Definition
a person or thing that completes something
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser.
Synonyms
accompaniment,
companion,
accessory,
completion,
finishing touch,
rounding-off,
adjunct,
supplement
in the sense of limb
Definition
any of the main branches of a tree
the limb of an enormous leafy tree
Synonyms
branch,
spur,
projection,
offshoot,
bough
in the sense of product
Definition
a consequence
The company is the product of a merger.
Synonyms
result,
fruit,
consequence,
yield,
returns,
issue,
effect,
outcome,
legacy,
spin-off,
end result,
offshoot,
upshot
in the sense of scion
Definition
a shoot of a plant for grafting onto another plant
Synonyms
offshoot,
shoot,
slip,
branch,
sprout,
graft,
twig
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