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单词 offshoot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
off•shoot /ˈɔfˌʃut, ˈɑf-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Botanya branch of a main stem, as of a plant.
  2. anything thought of as developing from a main source:an offshoot of medical science.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
off•shoot  (ôf′sho̅o̅t′, of′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
  2. anything conceived of as springing or proceeding from a main stock:an offshoot of a discussion.
  3. a branch, descendant, or scion of a family or race.
  • off + shoot 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
offshoot /ˈɒfˌʃuːt/ n
  1. a shoot or branch growing from the main stem of a plant
  2. something that develops or derives from a principal source or origin
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