匍ほ匐ふく茎けい

noun

stolon; runner; creeper

Botanical term for a horizontal stem that grows along the ground and produces new plants at its nodes. Common examples include strawberry runners.

• イチゴは匍ほ匐ふく茎けいで増ふえる。

  Strawberries propagate by runners.

• 匍ほ匐ふく茎けいを切きって新あたらしい株かぶを作つくる。

  Cut the stolon to make a new plant.