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

Rounding out turf grass options are St. Augustine and centipede grass, both of which self-propagate by means of stolons alone. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

While most crabgrass spreads by seed, some species root by creeping stems, or stolons, says Waltz. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 July 2025

Wait several weeks before mowing new sod, sprigs, plugs, or stolons. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024

Common bermudagrass spreads through the devices of stolons, rhizomes and production of viable seeds. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024

The stolon’s own eyes, antennae, and swimming bristles also emerge. —Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023

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