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ratoon
noun
[ rəˈtuːn ]
• a new shoot or sprout springing from the base of a crop plant, especially sugar cane, after cropping.
ratoon
verb
• (of sugar cane) produce ratoons.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Spanish retoño ‘a sprout’.
