RhymeZone: ratoon definitions

Definitions of ratoon:

noun: A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
noun: A rattan cane.
verb: (intransitive, of a plant) To sprout ratoons.
verb: (transitive) To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.

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