stolon

noun

sto·​lon ˈstō-lən How to pronounce stolon (audio)
-ˌlän
1
a
: a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes (as in the strawberry)

called also runner

b
: a hypha (as of rhizopus) produced on the surface and connecting a group of conidiophores
2
: an extension of the body wall (as of a hydrozoan or bryozoan) that develops buds giving rise to new zooids which usually remain united by the stolon

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While most crabgrass spreads by seed, some species root by creeping stems, or stolons, says Waltz. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024 Wait several weeks before mowing new sod, sprigs, plugs, or stolons. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024 Common bermudagrass spreads through the devices of stolons, rhizomes and production of viable seeds. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024 The stolon still isn’t an exact duplication of the stock. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 The stolon’s own eyes, antennae, and swimming bristles also emerge. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 Because of this consistency, the stolon does not have a separatedigestive tract. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023 Each of the animal’s many terminal openings forms something called a stolon that grows eyes and a brain, reports Mindy Weisberger for Live Science. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2021 Warm-Season Grasses Bermudagrass has dark green pointed leaves and a vibrant root system of rhizomes and stolons that spread out both below and above the ground. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin stolon-, stolo, from Latin, branch, sucker; akin to Old English stela stalk, Armenian stełn branch

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of stolon was in 1601

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“Stolon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stolon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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stolon

noun
sto·​lon ˈstō-lən How to pronounce stolon (audio)
-ˌlän
: a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes (as in the strawberry)

called also runner

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