Offshoot
Offshoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.
Seed
Seed noun - The source from which something grows or develops.
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Seed and Offshoot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offshoot/seed
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