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Definitions for stolon
ˈstoʊ lənstolon
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Princeton's WordNet
stolon, runner, offsetnoun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Wiktionary
stolonnoun
A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
stolonnoun
A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding; see also Stolonifera.
Etymology: From stolo.
Wikipedia
Stolon
In biology, stolons (from Latin stolō, genitive stolōnis – "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.
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stolon
A stolon is a horizontal stem or branch that grows from the base of a plant, near the surface of the soil, and produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes. It is a method of asexual reproduction found mainly in plants like strawberries and grasses. Also known as a runner, it helps the plants to spread and colonize new areas.
Webster Dictionary
Stolonnoun
a trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole
Stolonnoun
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
Etymology: [L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf. Stole a stolon, 1st Stool.]
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Stolon
In biology, stolons are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stolon
stō′lon, n. a shoot from the root of a plant: a sucker.—adjs. Stō′lonate, Stōlōnif′erous. [L. stolo, a twig.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stolon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stolon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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