IPA: /rəˈtuːn/
KK: /rəˈtun/
intransitive verb
Definition: To grow again from the base of a plant after it has been cut or harvested.
Example: After the sugarcane was harvested, it began to ratoon and produce new shoots.
noun
Definition: A new shoot that grows from the base of a plant, especially from the roots of certain crops like sugar cane or bananas.
Example: Farmers often harvest ratoons from sugar cane to increase their yield without replanting.
transitive verb
Definition: To grow a new crop from the shoots that come from the roots of a plant, especially sugarcane.
Example: Farmers often ratoon their sugarcane to increase yield without replanting.