stolon; runner; creeping stem
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stolon; runner; horizontal stem that grows along the ground
technicalA botanical term for a type of stem that allows plants like strawberries and sweet potatoes to propagate. The stem produces nodes where new roots and leaves can form.
Cǎo草
méi莓
tōng通
guò过
pú匍
fú匐
jīng茎
fán繁
zhí殖
xīn新
de的
zhí植
zhū株
。
Strawberries propagate new plants via runners.
Guān观
chá察
zhè这
kē棵
gān甘
shǔ薯
，
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
tā它
cháng长
cháng长
de的
pú匍
fú匐
jīng茎
。
Observe this sweet potato plant, and you can see its long stolons.
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Mǒu某
xiē些
zá杂
cǎo草
de的
pú匍
fú匐
jīng茎
shǐ使
dé得
tā它
men们
hěn很
nán难
bèi被
gēn根
chú除
。
The creeping stems of some weeds make them very difficult to eradicate.