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stolon

/ˈstəʊlən/

/ˈstoʊlən/

Translations

stolonnoun

stolons

/ˈstəʊlən/

/ˈstoʊlən/

The strawberry plant spreads through stolons.

Клубничное растение распространяется через столоны.

Synonyms

stolonadjective

/ˈstəʊ.lɒn/

/ˈstoʊ.lɑn/

Attributive use; denotes relation to or involving a stolon (e.g., ‘stolon growth’, ‘stolon development’).

stolonnoun

A horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.

The strawberry plant spreads through stolons, allowing it to cover a large area quickly.

In zoology, a rootlike or stem-like extension in colonial invertebrates such as hydroids or tunicates from which new individuals bud.

The hydroid colony extends a stolon along the rock surface, giving rise to successive polyps.

stolonadjective

Relating to, produced by, or characteristic of a stolon.

Stolon growth is fastest in well-drained sandy soils.