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ratoon.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹəˈtuːn/
  1. A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.

  2. A rattan cane.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Spanish retoño.

verb/ɹəˈtuːn/
  1. To sprout ratoons.

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

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Spanish retoño.

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