rattoon

[ ra-toon ]
/ ræˈtun /

noun, verb (used with or without object)

ratoon.

Words nearby rattoon

rattlesnake weed, rattletrap, rattling, rattly, ratton, rattoon, rattrap, ratty, ratushinskaya, rau, raucous

Definition for rattoon (2 of 2)

ratoon

or rat·toon

[ ra-toon ]
/ ræˈtun /

noun

a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.

verb (used with or without object)

to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.

Origin of ratoon

1625–35; < Spanish retoño sprout, derivative of retoñar to sprout again in the fall, equivalent to re- re- + -(o)toñar, derivative of otoño autumn

OTHER WORDS FROM ratoon

ra·toon·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for rattoon

  • We were now in the foothills of the Rattoon Mountains, and the bluff we were on was very steep.

    The Adventures of Buffalo Bill |Col. William F. Cody

British Dictionary definitions for rattoon (1 of 2)

rattoon
/ (ræˈtuːn) /

noun, verb

a variant spelling of ratoon

British Dictionary definitions for rattoon (2 of 2)

ratoon

rattoon

/ (ræˈtuːn) /

noun

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

verb

to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth

Word Origin for ratoon

C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn