offshoot

n stem or branch growing from a main stem 枝子; 枝条; 枝杈: remove offshoots from a plant 修剪植物的枝桠 * (fig 比喻) the offshoot of a wealthy family 富家的旁系.

offhanded, office, office boy (fem 阴性作 `office girl), office holder (also `office bearer), office hours, office-block, officer, official, officialdom, officialese, officially, officiate, officious, officiously, officiousness, offing, offish, offline, offprint, offset, offshore, offside, offspring, oft, oft-times, often, ogle, ogre, ogrish, oh, Ohio, ohm, OHMS, oho, oil, oil rig, oil slick, oil well, oil-bearing, oil-colour (also `oil-paint),