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stolen

[stoh-luhn] / ˈstoʊ lən /


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They spread by producing genetically identical offspring connected by stolons, or runners, much like modern strawberry plants.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Rhizomes, stolons and runners give rise to new plants that are the clones of the parents and they store food.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Both have underground rhizomes and surface-level stolons, which makes them able to repair themselves from damage from drought, dogs, people and disease.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

The perennial gets its name from the stolons, or “runners,” that extend from the base of its stems, the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

New stolons, starting from the root, make abundant new stocks.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association




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