ratoon
/ra-toon/US // ræˈtun //UK // (ræˈtuːn) //
耗子,鼗,老鼠,鼠王
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- 1
- : to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.
Examples
The first crop is called the "plant" crop, and those that follow are known as "ratoon" crops, the latter continuing several years.
The first is called plant cane; the second is known as first-year stubble, or ratoon.
He considers they would ratoon better than any other cane, and the return from it is on the average 3,600 lbs.
They are called here, though I do not know why, ratoon oysters.
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