# stolon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstəʊlɒn/

## Definitions
1. A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
2. A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding, found in bryozoans, pterobranchs, some corals, and other invertebrates.
3. A hypha that acts as a runner, connecting sporangiophores.

## Etymology
From Latin stolō. Doublet of stole.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stolon