Meaning of Offshoot | Babel Free
ˈɔf.ʃuːtDefinitions
- Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
- Something which develops from something else.
Equivalents
Examples
“the offshoots of a tree”
“an offshoot of a criminal organization”
“The reason is that the Berks & Hants Railway Company, under the powers of which the line was built, also included the Reading-Basingstoke section. The company was an offshoot of the G.W.R., which absorbed it before any section was opened.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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