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