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- [stoh-luh n]
- /ˈstoʊ lən/
- /stˈɒlɒn/
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- [stoh-luh n]
- /ˈstoʊ lən/
Definitions of stolon word
- noun stolon Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes. 1
- noun stolon Zoology. a rootlike extension of the body wall in a compound organism, as a bryozoan, usually giving rise to new members by budding. 1
- noun stolon a long horizontal stem, as of the currants, that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip 0
- noun stolon a branching structure in lower animals, esp the anchoring rootlike part of colonial organisms, such as hydroids, on which the polyps are borne 0
- noun stolon a creeping stem that lies on or above the soil surface and bears foliage leaves, as in the strawberry or creeping bent grass 0
- noun stolon a stemlike, cylindrical structure, as in certain hydroids and tunicates, giving rise to buds from which new individuals grow 0
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Origin of stolon
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin stolōn- (stem of stolō) branch, shoot, twig
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Parts of speech for Stolon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stolon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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