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Showing words for RATOON using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Ratoon
ratoon
5 Letter Words for Ratoon
aroon, orant, ratoo, rotan, toona, toran, trona
4 Letter Words for Ratoon
arno, nato, natr, nota, onto, oont, oran, orna, rant, rato, roan, ront, roon, root, rota, roto, tarn, taro, toon, torn, toro, trna, tron
3 Letter Words for Ratoon
ant, aor, arn, art, nar, nat, noa, noo, nor, not, oar, oat, ona, ono, ont, oon, oor, oot, ora, ort, oto, ran, rat, rna, ron, roo, rot, tan, tao, tar, toa, ton, too, tor, tra
Definitions for Ratoon
[1] a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
[2] to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons.
[3] 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
[4] to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth
Words nearby Ratoon
rations, ratisbon, ratite, ratline, rato, ratoon, ratpack, rats, ratsbane, ratskeller, rattail comb
Origin of Ratoon
1625–35; < Spanish retoño sprout, derivative of retoñar to sprout again in the fall, equivalent to re- re- + -(o)toñar, derivative of otoño autumn
Other words from Ratoon
ra·toon·er , noun
Word origin for Ratoon
C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoño autumn