stolon
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- A lateral stem that grows horizontally along the ground surface. Used by some plant species as a mechanism for dispersal, since stolon nodes can differentiate into normal stems and roots, giving rise to a daughter plant removed from the parent.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cambial zone, cortex, crown, endodermis, hypocotyl, mycelium, offshoot, pericycle, stele, thallus, tropism