ratooned
ratooned is the simple past and past participle of ratoon.
Meaning of ratoon
Verb
ratoon (third-person singular simple present ratoons, present participle ratooning, simple past and past participle ratooned)
- To sprout ratoons.
- In the sugar areas to the north and south of the Colony cane has been known to "ratoon" for 20 to 30 years.1893, “Resources of British Honduras”, in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, vol. 1893, no. 82/83, p. 327
- To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.
- Attempts to propagate them by cuttings (of flowering shoots) and to ratoon the old plants in the greenhouse in November were unsuccessful.1969, M. Menzel; F. Wilson, "Genetic Relationships in Hibiscus Sect. Furcaria," Brittonia, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 100
Questions about ratooned
- What is ratooned the simple past and past participle of?
- Ratooned is the simple past and past participle of ratoon.
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