stolon
[ stoh-luhn ]
/ 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
OTHER WORDS FROM stolon
sto·lon·ic [stoh-lon-ik], /stoʊˈlɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby stolon
stole, stolen, stolen generation, stolid, stollen, stolon, stolonate, stoloniferous, stolonization, Stolypin, stoma
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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 forms of stolon
stoloniferous (ˌstəʊləˈnɪfərəs), adjectiveWord Origin for stolon
C17: from Latin stolō shoot
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Scientific 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.
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