stolon

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Word Origin

stolon (n.)
"a shoot, sucker," c. 1600, from Latin stolonem (nominative stolo) "a shoot, branch, sucker," cognate with Greek stele "standing block," stelekhos "trunk, stem, log;" from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).

Example

1. A slender stolon or prostrate stem rooting at the nodes or at the tip .
2. If the intervening runner or stolon rots or is cut away , the daughter plants becomes independent .

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