Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun offshoot

1 sense of offshoot

Sense 1
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset -- (a natural consequence of development)
       => consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")