ratoon
ratoon
[rəˈtuːn]
noun
[rəˈtuːn]
noun
- a new shoot or sprout springing from the base of a crop plant, especially sugar cane, after cropping
（作物，尤指甘蔗的）根蕖，截根苗，根出苗
- [no obj.](of sugar cane) produce ratoons
（甘蔗）长根蕖
■[with obj.]cut down (a plant) to cause it to sprout in this way
截根培植（植物），使长根蕖
- mid 17th cent. (as a noun): from Spanish retoño 'a sprout'
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