stolon

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊlɒn/

noun

  • 1 Botany a creeping horizontal plant stem or runner that takes root at points along its length to form new plants.
  • an arching stem of a plant that roots at the tip to form a new plant, as in the bramble.
  • 2 Zoology the branched stem-like structure of some colonial hydroid coelenterates, attaching the colony to the substrate.

Derivatives

stolonate

Pronunciation: /-neɪt/
adjective

stoloniferous

Pronunciation: /-ˈnɪf(ə)rəs/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin stolo, stolon- 'shoot, scion'