Associations to the word «Stolon»

Wiktionary

STOLON, noun. (botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
STOLON, noun. (zoology) A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding; see also Stolonifera.

Dictionary definition

STOLON, noun. A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips.

Wise words

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