ra·toon (ră-to͞on′) n. A shoot sprouting from a plant base, as in the banana, pineapple, or sugarcane.
v. ra·tooned , ra·toon·ing , ra·toons
v. intr. To produce or grow as a ratoon.
v. tr. To propagate (a crop) from ratoons.
[Spanish retoño , sprout , from retoñar , to sprout : re- , again (from Latin; see re- ) + otoñar , to grow in autumn (from otoño , autumn , from Latin autumnus ; see autumn ).]
ratoon (ræˈtuːn ) or rattoon n (Agriculture) 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
vb (Agriculture) to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth
[C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn]
ra•toon (ræˈtun) n. 1. a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, esp. a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
v.i., v.t. 2. to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.
[1625–35; < Sp retoño sprout, derivative of retoñar to sprout again in the fall]
ratoon Past participle: ratoonedGerund: ratooningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I ratoon you ratoon he/she/it ratoons we ratoon you ratoon they ratoon
Preterite I ratooned you ratooned he/she/it ratooned we ratooned you ratooned they ratooned
Present Continuous I am ratooning you are ratooning he/she/it is ratooning we are ratooning you are ratooning they are ratooning
Present Perfect I have ratooned you have ratooned he/she/it has ratooned we have ratooned you have ratooned they have ratooned
Past Continuous I was ratooning you were ratooning he/she/it was ratooning we were ratooning you were ratooning they were ratooning
Past Perfect I had ratooned you had ratooned he/she/it had ratooned we had ratooned you had ratooned they had ratooned
Future I will ratoon you will ratoon he/she/it will ratoon we will ratoon you will ratoon they will ratoon
Future Perfect I will have ratooned you will have ratooned he/she/it will have ratooned we will have ratooned you will have ratooned they will have ratooned
Future Continuous I will be ratooning you will be ratooning he/she/it will be ratooning we will be ratooning you will be ratooning they will be ratooning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been ratooning you have been ratooning he/she/it has been ratooning we have been ratooning you have been ratooning they have been ratooning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been ratooning you will have been ratooning he/she/it will have been ratooning we will have been ratooning you will have been ratooning they will have been ratooning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been ratooning you had been ratooning he/she/it had been ratooning we had been ratooning you had been ratooning they had been ratooning
Conditional I would ratoon you would ratoon he/she/it would ratoon we would ratoon you would ratoon they would ratoon
Past Conditional I would have ratooned you would have ratooned he/she/it would have ratooned we would have ratooned you would have ratooned they would have ratooned