Offshoots Synonyms and Antonyms

A young stemlike growth arising from a plant
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sprouts
  2. sprigs
  3. shoots
  4. runners
A natural consequence of development
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. subdivisions
  2. limbs
  3. offsets
  4. branches
  5. divisions
  6. offsprings
  7. outgrowths
Something resembling or structurally analogous to a tree branch
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. forks
  2. branches
  3. arms
Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. branches

Offshoots Sentence Examples

  • It is traversed by the Great and Lesser Khingan mountains and their offshoots.

  • Its most south-easterly offshoots are formed by the Bisamberg (1180 ft.), near Vienna, just opposite the Kahlenberg.

  • The southern division of the province is, in the main, mountainous and hilly, and is occupied by the Lower Austrian Alps and their offshoots.

  • Under various local names (the Garrigues, the mountains of Espinouse and Lacaune) and with numerous offshoots the range extends south-east and then east to the Montagne Noire, which runs parallel to the Canal du Midi and comes to an end some 25 m.

  • The Holosomata and Rhynchostomi are probably offshoots from the stem of the Araneae, and it is not unlikely (in view of the structure of the prosomatic somites of the Tartarides) that the Solifugae are connected in origin with the Pedipalpi.

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