单词 | ratoon |
释义 | ratoonor rat·toon[ ra-toon ] / ræˈtun / nouna 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 ratoon1625–35; <Spanish retoño sprout, derivative of retoñar to sprout again in the fall, equivalent to re-re- + -(o)toñar, derivative of otoñoautumn OTHER WORDS FROM ratoonra·toon·er, nounWords nearby ratoonratite, rat-kangaroo, ratline, RATO, rat on, ratoon, rat pack, rat race, rat-running, rats, ratsbane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ratoon
British Dictionary definitions for ratoonratoon rattoon/ (ræˈtuːn) / nouna 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 verbto propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth Word Origin for ratoonC18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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