stolon

[ stoh-luhn ]

noun
  1. Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.

  2. Zoology. a rootlike extension of the body wall in a compound organism, as a bryozoan, usually giving rise to new members by budding.

Origin of stolon

1
1595–1605; <Latin stolōn- (stem of stolō) branch, shoot, twig

Other words from stolon

  • sto·lon·ic [stoh-lon-ik], /stoʊˈlɒn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stolon

stolon

/ (ˈstəʊlən) /


noun
  1. a long horizontal stem, as of the currants, that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip

  2. a branching structure in lower animals, esp the anchoring rootlike part of colonial organisms, such as hydroids, on which the polyps are borne

Origin of stolon

1
C17: from Latin stolō shoot

Derived forms of stolon

  • stoloniferous (ˌstəʊləˈnɪfərəs), adjective

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Scientific definitions for stolon

stolon

[ stōlŏn′ ]


  1. Zoology A stemlike structure of certain colonial organisms, such as hydroids, from which new individuals arise by budding.

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