stolon
noun/ˈstoʊlɒn/
Frequency rank: #19,978 most common English word
Meaning
A horizontal stem that grows along the ground and produces new plants at intervals.
Example sentence
The strawberry plant spreads by sending out stolon that root at the nodes and form new plants.
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