ratoon

ræˈtuːn

Definition

Definition of ratoon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plant shoot

TECH.

shoot growing from a plant's root

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The farmer noticed a ratoon emerging from the sugar cane.

shoot

sprout

Verb

tr.

crop regrowth

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cut back a plant so it sprouts again from the leftover base

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Farmers ratoon the sugarcane to get a second harvest.

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shoot growing from a plant's root

Origin of ratoon

Spanish, retoño (sprout)

Examples of ratoon in a sentence

The gardener was excited to see ratoons sprouting.
After the first harvest, they ratoon the rice plants for a smaller second crop.
The agronomist advised them to ratoon the sorghum instead of replanting.

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French:rejet, rataisonner, ...
German:Wurzelspross, auf den Stock setzen, ...
Italian:pollone, tagliare la pianta in modo che ricacci dalla ceppaia, ...
Spanish:retoño, soquear, ...
Portuguese:rebento, ...
Chinese:新芽, 留茬再生, ...
Japanese:芽, 株出しする, ...
Arabic:فَسِيلَة, قَلَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:נֵצֶר, לְגַדֵּל מַחְזוֹר גִּידּוּל חָדָשׁ מִצֶּמַח שֶׁנִּקְצַר וְנוֹבֵט שׁוּב מֵהַבָּסִיס, ...
Russian:побег, обрезать сахарный тростник для получения отавного урожая, ...
Ukrainian:паросток, спеціально зрізати рослину, щоб вона відросла від пенька, ...
Hindi:रटून, दोबारा उगने के लिए काट देना, ...
Bengali:রাটুন, গোড়া রেখে কেটে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:retoño, retallar, ...
Czech:kořenový výhonek, seříznout plodinu, aby znovu obrazila, ...
Danish:skud, skære ned så den skyder igen, ...
Dutch:ratoon, terugsnijden, ...
Greek:βλαστός, κόβω το φυτό χαμηλά για να ξαναπετάξει από τη ρίζα, ...
Hungarian:sarjhajtás, visszavágni, ...
Khmer:ពន្លកចេញពីឫស, កាត់ដើមដំណាំឱ្យដុះពន្លកឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:새싹, 재생시키다, ...
Persian:جوانه, هرس کرد, ...
Polish:odrośl, przyciąć uprawę tak, aby z podstawy wypuściła nowe pędy, ...
Portuguese (BR):rebento, cortar a planta para que ela rebrote da base, ...
Romanian:lăstar, a reteza, ...
Swedish:skott, beskära grödan så att den skjuter nya skott från stubb och rötter, ...
Thai:หน่อ, ตัดโคนต้นให้แตกหน่อใหม่, ...
Turkish:kök sürgünü, yeniden filizlenmesi için kesmek, ...
Vietnamese:chồi mầm, cắt cho cây mọc lại, ...

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