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Stolon

Stolon Meaning & Definition
Stolon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stolon?

[n] a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stolon: offset | runner

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See Also | plant organ

Stolon In Webster's Dictionary

\Sto"lon\, n. [L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf. {Stole} a stolon, 1st {Stool}.] 1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under {Scyphistoma}.

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