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ratoon definition

ra·toon (ra to̵̅o̅n′)

noun

a shoot growing from the root of a plant (esp. the sugar cane) that has been cut down

Etymology: Sp retoño < retoñar, to sprout again < re- (< L re-), again + otoñar, to grow in autumn < L autumnare < autumnus, autumn

intransitive verb

to grow ratoons, or grow as a ratoon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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