ratoon noun.
[rǝ'tu:n] M17.[Spanish retoño a fresh shoot or sprout. Cf. RATOON verb.]A new shoot or sprout springing from the base of a crop plant, esp. sugar cane, after cropping.
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ratoon verb.
[rǝ'tu:n] M18.[Spanish retoñar sprout again. Cf. RATOON noun.]1. verb intrans. Of a plant, esp. sugar cane (formerly also, of soil): send up ratoons.
M18.2. verb trans. Cut down (a plant) to cause it to sprout in this way.
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