n. 25B6; noun
the plant's offshoots : SIDE SHOOT, shoot, sucker, tendril, runner, scion, slip, offset, stolon; twig, branch, bough, limb.
an offshoot of Cromwell's line : DESCENDANT, scion.
an offshoot of the growth of interest in heritage : OUTCOME, result, effect, consequence, upshot, product, by-product, spin-off, development, ramification.