RATOON


Meaning of RATOON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ra- ' tün

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish retoño, from retoñar to sprout, from re- (fr. L) + otoñar to grow in autumn, from otoño autumn, from Latin autumnus

Date: 1631

1 : a shoot of a perennial plant (as sugarcane)

2 : a crop (as of bananas) produced on ratoons

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