noun🔗ShareStolons, coureursA 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. "Le fraisier s'est propagé rapidement dans le jardin car ses stolons ont poussé le long du sol, chacun envoyant des racines et créant de nouvelles plantes.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStolonsA 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. "La colonie de coraux s'est étendue sur le récif à mesure que de nouveaux polypes bourgeonnaient à partir des stolons qui les reliaient.organismbiologystructureanimalscienceecologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStolonsA 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. "La moisissure s'est rapidement propagée sur le pain car les stolons, agissant comme de minuscules autoroutes, reliaient les spores de moisissure à de nouvelles zones.biologyplantorganismstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading