stolon

ˈstoʊlən

Definition

Definition of stolon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plant

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horizontal branch from a plant base producing new plants

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Strawberries propagate through stolons, which spread out from the mother plant..

creeper

runner

zoology

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structure in colonial organisms producing offspring by budding

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The coral colony expanded through stolons.

offshoot

runner

shoot

mycology

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hypha connecting sporangiophores

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The fungus spread using stolons.

creeper

runner

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Origin of stolon

Latin, stolon (branch)

Examples of stolon in a sentence

Gardeners often trim the stolons to control the spread of the plant.
Stolons are vital for the growth of bryozoans.
Marine biologists observed stolons in the sea sponge.
Stolons connect the fungal colonies.
The network of stolons was extensive.

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French:stolon, stolons, ...
German:Ausläufer, Stolon, ...
Italian:stolone, propaggine, ...
Spanish:estolón, ...
Portuguese:estolho, estolão, ...
Chinese:匍匐茎, 芽殖结构, ...
Japanese:匍匐茎, ストロン, ...
Arabic:ساق أفقية, ستولون, ...
Hebrew:נֶצֶר, סְטוֹלוֹן, ...
Russian:ползучий побег, придаток, ...
Ukrainian:столон, гіфа, ...
Hindi:प्ररोह, स्टोलोन, ...
Bengali:স্টোলন, বংশবৃদ্ধির গঠন, ...
Catalan:estolons, estoló, ...
Czech:šlahoun, výběžek koloniálního organismu sloužící k pučení, ...
Danish:udløbere, stolon, ...
Dutch:uitloper, stoloon, ...
Greek:στόλωνες, στολών, ...
Hungarian:inda, sztóló, ...
Khmer:មែករត់, រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធភ្ជាប់ក្នុងអង្គការពួកជាក្រុមដែលបង្កើតកូនដោយការបណ្តុះ, ...
Korean:포복경, 주행경, ...
Persian:ساقه رونده, رشته, ...
Polish:rozłóg, ...
Portuguese (BR):ramificação horizontal, estolão, ...
Romanian:stolon, stoloni, ...
Swedish:utlöpare, ...
Thai:ไหล, โครงสร้างแตกหน่อ, ...
Turkish:sürgün, koşucu, ...
Vietnamese:nhánh bò, thân bò, ...

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