ratoon

ra·toon

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

Origin of ratoon

Spanish retoño from retoñar, to sprout again from re- ( from Classical Latin re-), again + otoñar, to grow in autumn from Classical Latin autumnare from autumnus, autumn

to grow ratoons, or grow as a ratoon

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ratoon

noun

A shoot sprouting from a plant base, as in the banana, pineapple, or sugarcane.

verb

ra·tooned, ra·toon·ing, ra·toons

verb

intransitive

To produce or grow as a ratoon.

verb

transitive

To propagate (a crop) from ratoons.

Origin of ratoon

Spanish retoño sprout from retoñar to sprout re- again ( from Latin; see re- . ) otoñar to grow in autumn ( from otoño autumn ) ( from Latin autumnus ; see autumn . )

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Noun

(plural ratoons)

A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
A rattan cane.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present ratoons, present participle ratooning, simple past and past participle ratooned)

(intransitive, of a plant) To sprout ratoons.
To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.

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