ALL meanings of stolon
sto·lon
S s - 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