A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek.

n. A short, often prostrate, shoot originating near the ground at the base of another shoot.

A lateral shoot or branch which develops from the base of the main stem in certain plants. Many bulbs produce offsets from their bases.

A short lateral shoot, ending in a erect bud, and arising at or near the base of the plant.

a shoot; a short runner bending up at the end to form a new plant.

(AWF-set) -- A lateral shoot, above ground that produces roots while still attached to the parent stem, common in some Dendrobium species.

A vegetative division or lateral shoot. Synonym: keikei.

A vegetative division or lateral shoot. Synonym: pup.