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stolon Definition

sto·lon (stōlän′)

noun

  1. Bot. a creeping stem that lies on or above the soil surface and bears foliage leaves, as in the strawberry or creeping bent grass
  2. Zool. a stemlike, cylindrical structure, as in certain hydroids and tunicates, giving rise to buds from which new individuals grow

Etymology: ModL stolo (gen. stolonis) < L, a shoot, twig, scion: for IE base see still

stolon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • creep: Some have creeping stolons or stems just below the surface.
  • produce: Produces slender stolons and spreads to form bright clumps.

Adjective modifier

  • leafy: Leafy stolons that lay on the ground, root into the soil.
  • slender: Produces slender stolons and spreads to form bright clumps.
  • strong: It has a short swollen stem base, long stout adventitious roots and strong leafy, epigeal stolons that root at the nodes.
  • long: Sometimes a long stolon can be pulled away which is rooting at several points along its length.

Modifies a noun

  • canker: A fungus was isolated from the leaf lesions and stem and stolon cankers.

Noun used with modifier

  • potato: There are some interesting experiments which can be done with growth regulators to investigate their effect on the growth of potato stolons.

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