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: 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
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It is composed primarily of dead rhizomes, stolons, stems, and roots.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
This is a plant that spreads easily in the garden since it is accessorized with both rhizomes and stolons (runners).
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
This is a plant that spreads easily in the garden since it is accessorized with both rhizomes and stolons (runners).
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Stolon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stolon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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
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