noun🔗ShareA shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner."The strawberry plant spread quickly through the garden because its stolons grew along the soil, each one sending down roots and creating new plants. "plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding, found in bryozoans, pterobranchs, some corals, and other invertebrates."The coral colony expanded across the reef as new polyps budded from the stolons connecting them. "organismbiologystructureanimalscienceecologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hypha that acts as a runner, connecting sporangiophores."The mold spread quickly across the bread because stolons, acting like tiny highways, connected the mold spores to new areas. "biologyplantorganismstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
