Illustration of stolon
- S stolon 1a
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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“Stolon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stolon. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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