stolon
noun/ˈstoʊlɒn/
Frequency rank: #19,978 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A horizontal stem that grows along the ground and produces new plants at intervals.
Example sentence
The strawberry plant spreads by sending out a horizontal stolon that roots at the nodes and forms a new plant.
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