Offshoot and Precursor

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Offshoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.

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Precursor is an antonym for offshoot.

Precursor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

Usage example: a precursor of the modern eggplant

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Offshoot is an antonym for precursor.

Nearby Word: precursory

human	human offshoot	human precursor
good	good offshoot	good precursor
natural	natural offshoot	natural precursor
direct	direct offshoot	direct precursor
Other adjectives: original, evil, distant, living, early, doomed, significant, fictional, controversial.

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