— stolonic /stoh lon"ik/ , adj.
/stoh"leuhn/ , n.
1. Bot. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
2. Zool. a rootlike extension of the body wall in a compound organism, as a bryozoan, usually giving rise to new members by budding.
[ 1595-1605; stolon- (s. of stolo ) branch, shoot, twig ]