stolon

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/ˈstəʊlɒn//ˈstəʊlən/

noun

A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.

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runneroffset
OriginLatin stolō, stolōnis →
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Meanings

nounstolon (plural stolons)

plural stolons

  1. biologyA shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
  2. biologyA structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding, found in bryozoans, pterobranchs, some corals, and other invertebrates.
  3. biologyA hypha that acts as a runner, connecting sporangiophores.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Similar
runneroffset
Broader
plant organ
Also see
offsetrunner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinstolō, stolōnis
  2. Englishstolon

From oblique stem of Latin stolō, stolōnis. Doublet of stole.

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Translations

Bulgarian ластар
  • ластар (lastar)botany: runner
Catalan estoló
  • estolóbotany: runner
Chinese Mandarin 匍匐莖 /匍匐茎
  • 匍匐莖 /匍匐茎 (púfújīng)botany: runner
Danish udløber
  • udløberbotany: runner
Dutch uitloper
  • uitloperbotany: runner
Finnish rönsy
  • rönsybotany: runner
French stolon
  • stolonbotany: runner
German Stolo, Stolon
  • Stolobotany: runner
  • Stolonbotany: runner
  • Ausläuferbotany: runner
Hungarian inda
  • indabotany: runner
Japanese 匍匐茎, 匍匐枝
  • 匍匐茎 (hofukukei)botany: runner
  • 匍匐枝 (hofukushi)botany: runner
Norwegian Bokmål utløper, stolon
  • utløperbotany: runner
  • stolonbotany: runner
Persian دستک
  • دستکbotany: runner
Polish stolon, rozłóg
  • stolonbotany: runner
  • rozłógbotany: runner
Portuguese estolhão
  • estolhãobotany: runner
Russian столо́н
  • столо́н (stolón)botany: runner
Spanish estolón
  • estolónbotany: runner
Swedish utlöpare, reva
  • utlöparebotany: runner
  • revabotany: runner
  • stolonbotany: runner
Tagalog sangambusngi
  • sangambusngibotany: runner

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stolon

colonsolonsemicoloneidolonmesocolon
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Anagrams

Tolson
Cite this entry
APA

stolon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolon

MLA

“stolon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stolon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stolon.

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