stolon

sto·lon

[stoh-luhn]
noun
1.
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
2.
Zoology. a rootlike extension of the body wall in a compound organism, as a bryozoan, usually giving rise to new members by budding.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin stolōn- (stem of stolō) branch, shoot, twig

sto·lon·ic [stoh-lon-ik] , adjective
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stolon (ˈstəʊlən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a long horizontal stem, as of the currants, that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip
2.  a branching structure in lower animals, esp the anchoring rootlike part of colonial organisms, such as hydroids, on which the polyps are borne
 
[C17: from Latin stolō shoot]
 
stoloniferous
 
adj

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Stolon is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular haploid. Does it mean:
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
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stolon   (stō'lŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Botany See runner.

  2. Zoology A stemlike structure of certain colonial organisms, such as hydroids, from which new individuals arise by budding.


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