As nouns the difference between offshoot and outgrowth
is that offshoot is that which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree while outgrowth is anything that grows out of something else.
offshoot
Noun
(
wikipedia offshoot)
(
en noun)
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
Synonyms
* spinoff
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outgrowth
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Anything that grows out of something else.
# A branch or offshoot of a plant.
# An appendage of an animal.
# A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
Derived terms
* neurite outgrowth
* neuronal outgrowth
