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    [Noun]  | "off*shoot" | \ ˈȯf-ˌshüt \


    1: a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth

    2: a lateral branch (as of a mountain range)

    3: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant


    Origin: 1710 ;

    [Noun]  | "offshoot" 


    1: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant;


      * e.g., " ... we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again "





    2: something that naturally develops or is developed from something else;


      * e.g., " ... opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant "



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     [ "Mustang offshoots" ]

    1: 1) 1967 Mercury Cougar (it was later T-bird based. The last one seemed Probish, but I am uncertain.)

      * e.g.,  ... Of the 2 Mustang offshoots: The '67 Cougar was a unique Mustang based car. The 1979 Capri was too much like a Mustang. 


     [ "Mustang offshoots" ]

    2: 2) 1979 Mercury Capri (original, then Mustang, then Mazda)

     [ "Western Offshoots" ]

    1: The economic historian Angus Maddison created the term "Western offshoots". According to Maddison’s classication, “Western Offshoots” consist of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

      * e.g.,  ... Western Offshoots Wetern Europe 

     [ "To drown the offshoots" ]

    1: to release a load of semen into the toilet while urinating after sex

      * e.g.,  ... David: "Hey that was nice, do you want to play monopoly right now" 

     [ "Mustang offshoots" ]

    1: A Ford Mustang based automobile.

      * e.g.,  ... Of all the Mustang offshoots, my favorite is the current Avanti. It was originally a Studebaker. Then it became a Camaro based car. When the Camaro became extinct, Avanti switched to the Mustang platform. 

     [ "offshoot" ]

    1: a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member of a total part

      * e.g.,  ... The prescription is an "offshoot" of the doctor... 

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