ratoon
11ratoon — ra•toon [[t]ræˈtun[/t]] n. 1) bot a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, esp. a sugarcane, after it has been cropped 2) bot to put forth or cause to put forth ratoons • Etymology: 1625–35; < Sp retoño sprout, der. of retoñar to sprout… …
12ratoon — /rəˈtun/ (say ruh toohn) noun 1. a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant (especially a sugar cane) after it has been cropped. –verb (i) 2. to put forth ratoons. –verb (t) 3. to cause to put forth ratoons. Also, rattoon. {Spanish retoño, from… …
13ratoon — n. & v. n. a new shoot springing from a root of sugar cane etc. after cropping. v.intr. send up ratoons. Etymology: Sp. retontildeo sprout …
14Ratoon crop — A crop cultivated from the shoots of a perennial plant. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
15Leifsonia — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Leifsonia xyli regnum = Bacteria phylum = Actinobacteria ordo = Actinomycetales suborder = Micrococcineae familia = Microbacteriaceae subsp = xyli genus = Leifsonia binomial = Leifsonia xyli subdivision ranks =… …
16History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …
17Ratooning — is a method sometimes used in sugarcane propagation. This means leaving the lower parts of the cane along with the root uncut at the time of harvesting to give the Ratoon or the stubble crop . This proves beneficial as it provides an early,… …
18List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a competition held annually in Washington, D.C. in the United States at the Gaylord National Resort Convention Center over a two day period at the end of May or beginning of June. The spelling bee competiti… …
19sugarcane — /shoog euhr kayn /, n. a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar. Also, sugarcane. [1560 70; SUGAR + CANE] * * * Giant, thick, perennial grass… …
20rat|toon — «ra TOON», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = ratoon. (Cf. ↑ratoon) …
