noun
- horizontal stems that grow along the ground surface and produce new plants at nodes or tips
Usage: botany
Examples
- Strawberry plants spread through stolons that root at various points.
- The grass formed a dense mat by sending out stolons in all directions.
- Gardeners often propagate spider plants using their natural stolons.
- Buffalo grass uses stolons to colonize new areas of the lawn.
- The botanist studied how stolons help plants reproduce vegetatively.
- Many ground cover plants rely on stolons for rapid expansion.