"ratoon" meaning in English

See ratoon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈtuːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ratoon.wav Forms: ratoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratoon (plural ratoons)
  1. A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. Categories (lifeform): Palm trees, Plants
    Sense id: en-ratoon-en-noun-ZeFMj8e7 Disambiguation of Palm trees: 19 27 28 26 Disambiguation of Plants: 21 24 26 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 23 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 28 29 25
  2. A rattan cane. Categories (lifeform): Palm trees, Plants
    Sense id: en-ratoon-en-noun-lZ6IFLbt Disambiguation of Palm trees: 19 27 28 26 Disambiguation of Plants: 21 24 26 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 23 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 28 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rattoon

Verb

IPA: /ɹəˈtuːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ratoon.wav Forms: ratoons [present, singular, third-person], ratooning [participle, present], ratooned [participle, past], ratooned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ratoon (third-person singular simple present ratoons, present participle ratooning, simple past and past participle ratooned)
  1. (intransitive, of a plant) To sprout ratoons. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Palm trees, Plants
    Sense id: en-ratoon-en-verb-TL0JJiIS Disambiguation of Palm trees: 19 27 28 26 Disambiguation of Plants: 21 24 26 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 23 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 28 29 25
  2. (transitive) To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons. Tags: transitive Categories (lifeform): Palm trees, Plants
    Sense id: en-ratoon-en-verb-Sr9nDFaK Disambiguation of Palm trees: 19 27 28 26 Disambiguation of Plants: 21 24 26 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 17 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 23 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 28 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rattoon Derived forms: ratoonable, ratoon crop

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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