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Sprout vs Offshoot - What's the difference?

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Sprout is a related term of offshoot.


As nouns the difference between sprout and offshoot

is that sprout is a new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts while offshoot is that which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc; as, the offshoots of a tree.

As a verb sprout

is .

sprout

English

(wikipedia sprout) (Sprouting)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
  • A child.
  • A Brussels sprout.
  • An edible germinated seed.

    • Verb

    Related terms

    * brussel sprout

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    offshoot

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    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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