Nearby words
rattletrap, rattling, rattlingly, rattly, ratton, rattoon, rattrap, ratty, ratushinskaya, rau, raucity
Definition for rattoon (2 of 2)
ratoon
or rat·toon
[ ra-toon ]
/ ræˈtun /
noun
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
verb (used with or without object)
to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.
Origin of ratoon
Related formsra·toon·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for rattoon
We were now in the foothills of the Rattoon Mountains, and the bluff we were on was very steep.
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill|Col. William F. Cody
British Dictionary definitions for rattoon (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for rattoon (2 of 2)
ratoon
rattoon
/ (ræˈtuːn) /
noun
a new shoot that grows from near the root or crown of crop plants, esp the sugar cane, after the old growth has been cut back
verb
to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth
Word Origin for ratoon
C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn
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