stolon

[ stoh-luh n ]

/ ˈstoʊ lən /

noun

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

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

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Origin of stolon

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

Related formssto·lon·ic

[stoh-lon-ik] /stoʊˈlɒn ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for stolon

The stolon, like that in Salpa, contains a prolongation of the branchial sack.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The stems grow, moreover, exactly at right angles to the solid surface element to which the stolon is attached.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
From the stolon of the median buds of the second generation buds are developed which grow into the sexual forms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The gill-piece excised contained no heart, no intestine, and no stolon, and all these organs were regenerated from the gills.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

In Clytia the polyps arise singly from the stolon, and the medusa is known as Phialidium (fig. 59).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stolon

stolon

/ (ˈstəʊlən) /

noun

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

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

Derived Formsstoloniferous (ˌstəʊləˈnɪfərəs), adjective

Word Origin for stolon

C17: from Latin stolō shoot

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Word Origin and History for stolon

stolon

"a shoot, sucker," c.1600, from Latin stolonem (nominative stolo), cognate with Greek stele (see stele).

Science definitions for stolon

stolon

[ stō′lŏn′ ]

Botany See runner.

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