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stolon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | offset, runner |
| Type of | plant organ |
Examples of stolon
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Early tuber development from explanted stolon nodes of Solanum tuberosum var.
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In general, a tuber is high in starch, for example, the common potato, which is a modified stolon.
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A stem tuber is a thickened part of a rhizome or stolon that has been enlarged for use as a storage organ.
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They can be found as individual polyps, attached by a fleshy stolon or a mat that can be created from small pieces of sediment, sand and rock.
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- A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- In biology, stolons (from Latin "branch") are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.
- A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner; A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding; see also Stolonifera
- (stolons) Stems that grow along the surface of the ground; a method of plant vegetaive propagation.
- (Stolons) aboveground runners from which some grasses, particularly warm-season varieties, spread.
- (Stolons) These are similar to rhizomes, but extend from stems and also have internodes and grow above the ground.
- (stolons) nbsp     Surface roots that travel laterally and root at the joints, growing new plants. An example is ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea, also called creeping Charlie).
- A horizontal stem growing just below the gravel, as in many species of Cryptocoryne.
- A branch that grows horizontally above the medium and produces roots and shoots at the nodes.
