stolon
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English
Etymology
From Latin stolō. Doublet of stole.
Pronunciation
Noun
stolon (plural stolons)
- (botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
- (zoology) A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding, found in bryozoans, pterobranchs, some corals, and other invertebrates.
- (mycology) A hypha that acts as a runner, connecting sporangiophores.
Derived terms
Translations
botany: runner
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
stolon m (plural stolons)
Descendants
- → Romanian: stolon
Further reading
- “stolon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
stolon m (plural stoloni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | stolon | stolonul | stoloni | stolonii | |
| genitive-dative | stolon | stolonului | stoloni | stolonilor | |
| vocative | stolonule | stolonilor | |||