OFFSHOOT

n. 1 branch, spur; shoot, limb, bough, twig, stem, appendage, sucker, sprout, sprig, tendril, scion There is an offshoot of this road that goes up the hill The offshoots are trained to grow along the arms of the espalier. 2 descendant, relation, relative, kin, kindred, offspring, scion, heir One offshoot of the family later emigrated to the United States 3 outgrowth, development, branch, spin-off; by-product, derivative An offshoot of the company manufactures optical instruments The sale of gravel for concrete is an offshoot of our mining operations.