n. shoot that sprouts from the base of a crop plant (such as pineapple, sugarcane or bananas) after the preceding growth has been cut back; crop produced on such ratoon
n. eigentliche Ernte, aus den basalen Knospen einer Pflanze neu geschossene Triebe mehrere Ernten ermöglichend (wie z.B. Ananas, Zuckerrohr oder Banane)
Tenses for ratoon Present participle:
ratooning
Present:
ratoon (3.person: ratoons)
Past:
ratooned
Future:
will ratoon
Present conditional:
would ratoon
Present Perfect:
have ratooned (3.person: has ratooned)
Past Perfect:
had ratooned
Future Perfect:
will have ratooned
Past conditional:
would have ratooned