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ratoon

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtuːn/

The English word “ratoon” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To sprout ratoons.
  2. To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish retoño.

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