stolon

noun

sto·​lon ˈstō-lən 

-ˌlän

1

a

: a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes (as in the strawberry)

called also runner

b

: a hypha (as of rhizopus) produced on the surface and connecting a group of conidiophores

2

: an extension of the body wall (as of a hydrozoan or bryozoan) that develops buds giving rise to new zooids which usually remain united by the stolon

Illustration of stolon

• S stolon 1a

Examples of stolon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While most crabgrass spreads by seed, some species root by creeping stems, or stolons, says Waltz. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 June 2026

Kikuyu, however, is the ultimate in dog-tolerant grasses with its indefatigable, ropy stolons and rhizomes. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin stolon-, stolo, from Latin, branch, sucker; akin to Old English stela stalk, Armenian stełn branch

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for stolon

• colin
• solan
• stolen
• swollen
• tolan
• megacolon
• mesocolon
• semicolon

Kids Definition

stolon

noun

sto·​lon ˈstō-lən 

-ˌlän

: a horizontal branch from the base of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes (as in the strawberry)

called also runner