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stolon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stolon \Sto"lon\, n. [L. stolo, -onis: cf F. stolon. Cf {Stole} a stolon, 1st {Stool}.] 1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under {Scyphistoma}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stolon n : a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: {runner}, {offset}]
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