rattoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

Rat*toon" noun
Etymology
Sp. retoño.
Definitions
  1. One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane.
Rat*toon" intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Sp. retoñar.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rattooned ; present participle & verbal noun Rattooning
Definitions
  1. To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane of the previous year's planting.

Webster 1913