Stolon
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner. A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding; see also Stolonifera.
Offset
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.A time at which something begins; outset.A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.The difference between a target memory address and a base address.The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To compensate for something.