stoloniferous
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ləˈnɪf adjective
producing or bearing stolons.
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stolon (ˈstəʊlən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Stoloniferous
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
The growth form is stoloniferous, the stolons having seasonally dimorphic terminal buds with one root.
Most clovers are stoloniferous which allows them to spread vegetatively.
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