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Stolon

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Noun
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sto=lon

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Stolon has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Stolonn. [L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf. Stole a stolon, 1st Stool.].
  •  A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Stolon, n.
1 Bot. a horizontal stem or branch that takes root at points along its length, forming new plants.
2 Zool. a branched stemlike structure in some invertebrates such as corals.

Derivative
stolonate adj. stoloniferous adj.
Etymology
L stolo -onis
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