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单词 ratoon
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•toon  (ra to̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, esp. a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.

v.i., v.t. 
  1. Botanyto put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.
Also, rattoon. 
  • Spanish retoño sprout, derivative of retoñar to sprout again in the fall, equivalent. to re- re- + -(o)toñar, derivative of otoño autumn
  • 1625–35
ra•tooner, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ratoon, rattoon /ræˈtuːn/ n
  1. 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
vb
  1. to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth
Etymology: 18th Century: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn
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