offshoot of a plant
1Offshoot — may refer to: Offshoot (plant), a concept in botany Offshoot Films, a digital media company See also Spin off (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …
2offshoot — ► NOUN 1) a side shoot on a plant. 2) a thing that develops from something else …
3offshoot — [ôf′sho͞ot΄] n. anything that branches off, or derives from, a main source; specif., a shoot or stem growing laterally from the main stem of a plant …
4offshoot — UK [ˈɒfˌʃuːt] / US [ˈɔfˌʃut] noun [countable] Word forms offshoot : singular offshoot plural offshoots 1) a company, group, or organization that has developed from a larger one It s an offshoot of a Swedish company. a radical offshoot of the… …
5plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
6offshoot — off|shoot [ˈɔfʃu:t US ˈo:f ] n 1.) something such as an organization which has developed from a larger or earlier one offshoot of ▪ The company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones. ▪ the Mafia and its offshoots 2.) a new stem or branch… …
7offshoot — off|shoot [ ɔf,ʃut ] noun count 1. ) a company, group, or organization that has developed from a larger one: It s an offshoot of a Swedish company. a radical offshoot of the extreme leftist Red Army Faction 2. ) a new branch or stem that grows on …
8offshoot — noun 1) the plant s offshoots Syn: side shoot, shoot, sucker, tendril, runner, scion, slip, offset, stolon; twig, branch, bough, limb 2) an offshoot of Cromwell s line Syn …
9offshoot — /ˈɒfʃut / (say ofshooht) noun 1. a shoot from a main stem, as of a plant; a lateral shoot. 2. a branch, or a descendant or scion, of a family or people. 3. anything conceived as springing or proceeding from a main stock: an offshoot of a mountain …
10Offshoot (plant) — Offshoots are lateral shoots that are produced on the main stem of a plant. They may be known colloquially as suckers . Also see basal shoot. This botany article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it …
