Definition of ratoon Ratoon

ra•toon

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ratoon (Noun)
A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane .
ratoon (Verb)
To sprout ratoons.
ratoon (Verb)
To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ratoon (n.)
Same as Rattoon, n.
ratoon (n.)
A rattan cane.
ratoon (v. i.)
Same as Rattoon, v. i.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ratoon
ra-tōōn′, n. a new shoot from the root of a sugar-cane.—v.i. to send up new shoots from the root after cropping. [Hind. ratun.]

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