RATOON


Meaning of RATOON in English

— ratooner , n.

/ra toohn"/ , n.

1. a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, esp. a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.

v.i. , v.t.

2. to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.

Also, rattoon .

[ 1625-35; retoño sprout, deriv. of retoñar to sprout again in the fall, equiv. to re- RE- + - ( o ) toñar, deriv. of otoño AUTUMN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .