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