The rose bush has several new off-shoots, and I plan to cut them for propagation.

off-shoots 是由前缀 off-（表示"离开、分离"）和名词 shoot（"嫩枝、新芽"）组成的复合名词，字面意思是"从主干上分出来的枝条"。在园艺中特指植物主干旁新长出的侧枝，可以用来繁殖新植株。