How Do You Spell RATOON?

Pronunciation: [ɹatˈuːn] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "Ratoon" is quite simple, yet it has unique phonetic characteristics. According to the IPA phonetic transcription, the word is pronounced as /rəˈtuːn/. The first syllable "ra" is pronounced with a neutral "schwa" sound, while the second syllable "too" is elongated and pronounced with a long "u" sound. The final syllable "n" is pronounced with a neutral "n" sound. A ratoon is a sprout or shoot that emerges from a plant's rootstock after the main stem or stalk has been harvested.

RATOON Meaning and Definition

1. A ratoon is a term used in agriculture to describe the act of allowing a crop plant to regrow after it has been harvested or cut back. This agricultural practice is common in certain crops such as sugarcane, rice, and banana plants. A ratoon plant refers to the new shoots that emerge from the buds or base of the harvested plant.

   The process of ratooning involves cutting or harvesting the main plant to a certain height or level, leaving a portion to regrow. This regrowth occurs from the underground plant parts such as the rhizomes, bulbs, or corms. Once the ratooned plant starts to grow, it develops into a smaller version of the original plant, producing new stems, leaves, and eventually flowers or fruits.

   Ratooning serves several purposes in agriculture. It enables farmers to obtain multiple harvests from a single crop, thus increasing yields and optimizing land use. It also allows for greater crop management, facilitating easy weed and pest control, and reducing the need for replanting. Additionally, ratooning can be an economically viable option for farmers as it minimizes the cost and effort associated with planting new crops.

   Overall, ratooning is a sustainable agricultural technique that promotes resource efficiency, longer-term crop production, and enhanced yield potential.

2. • A sprout from the root of the sugarcane, which has been cut.

   • To sprout or spring up from the root, as the sugar-cane of the previous year's planting.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for RATOON

• eatoon
• datoon
• tatoon
• 5atoon
• 4atoon
• rztoon
• rstoon
• rwtoon
• rqtoon
• raroon
• ra6oon
• ra5oon
• ratoob
• ratoom
• ratooj
• ratooh
• eratoon
• reatoon
• rdatoon
• fratoon

Etymology of RATOON

The word "ratoon" has its roots in the Spanish language. It is derived from the Spanish word "ratón", which means "little rat" or "mouse". This term was used to describe the new shoots or suckers that sprout from the base of a cut or harvested sugarcane plant, which resemble the teeth of a mouse or rat. Over time, "ratón" evolved into "ratoon" in English, specifically used to refer to the regrowth of sugarcane.

Similar spelling words for RATOON

• rotten-egg,
• error-ridden,
• riduan,
• Radwan,
• Roydon,
• Rhodian,
• Rhodina,
• RDN,
• rudini,
• wroten,
• rotini,
• ratinho,
• grockle-ridden,
• ratin,
• Reeden,
• radian,
• Ridean,
• reden,
• roatan,
• radon-220,
• memory-ridden,
• rDNA,
• Ratany,
• self-written,
• rattan,
• routan,
• RTN,
• storm-ridden,
• weed-ridden,
• obstacle-ridden,
• rightnow,
• redwan,
• retino,
• raden,
• Ratanhy,
• RODAN,
• anxiety-ridden,
• roton,
• rhyton,
• redina,
• money-ridden,
• passion-ridden,
• Raedine,
• ridden,
• retana,
• drug-ridden,
• scum-ridden,
• RTO/RTN,
• ridin,
• retton,
• rhodin,
• rudin,
• re-written,
• over-ridden,
• hag-ridden,
• conflict-ridden,
• cliche-ridden,
• eka-radon,
• Rodion,
• crime-ridden,
• priest-ridden,
• roddan,
• redon,
• rahden,
• rodinia,
• rowden,
• ratan,
• Raydon,
• retinue,
• fear-ridden,
• Rodney,
• redeyen,
• rudna,
• rotana,
• under-written,
• guilt-ridden,
• Rhetine,
• student-written,
• Rutin,
• reydon,
• Rotten-stone,
• write in,
• Raiden,
• redeyne,
• demon-ridden,
• retune,
• reudigni,
• sorrow-ridden,
• RTANI,
• ritwan,
• melling-with-wrayton,
• rootin'-tootin,
• rodna,
• retno,
• ruatan,
• radon-222,
• redden,
• terror-ridden,
• rodden,
• scandal-ridden,
• Roden-Tree,
• Retene,
• righton,
• rowton,
• writein,
• sleaze-ridden,
• reitan,
• rootin,
• roedean,
• rodin,
• Reattain,
• radun,
• rotunno,
• redwine,
• Redan,
• ghost-written,
• sex-ridden,
• reitano,
• Righten,
• rhoten,
• rotan,
• readin,
• Rhodon,
• reiten,
• crisis-ridden,
• retain,
• Rodnee,
• co-routine,
• hrodna,
• ruttan,
• REDUN,
• Rytina,
• REDTN,
• retin,
• RETINA,
• rutan,
• rdeneh,
• rudan,
• ritan,
• rhodeina,
• Wrightine,
• radin,
• rutten,
• devil-ridden,
• written,
• Rhoton,
• reddin,
• Ratteen,
• Radana,
• Rhatanhy,
• rhoeadine,
• retinae,
• ghost-ridden,
• RETEN,
• rutanae,
• radion,
• rotten,
• poverty-ridden,
• un-written,
• Rattoon,
• ryton,
• hand-written,
• co-written,
• reddan,
• ratna,
• routine,
• WRUDOIN,
• rowdhan,
• rudeineh,
• war-ridden,
• bullet-ridden,
• Roydan,
• strife-ridden,
• ryutin,
• radon,
• disease-ridden,
• Rowdon,
• rutana,
• caste-ridden,
• rootin-tootin,
• Rodina,
• RTO/RTN/RTO,
• radwaniyah,
• RADAN,
• plague-ridden,
• well-written,
• church-ridden,
• radeon,
• redone,
• bed-ridden,
• rhoden,
• debt-ridden,
• Rhatany,
• angst-ridden,
• royton,
• Rhytina,
• rattana,
• rudden,
• rat-ridden,
• radna,
• flea-ridden,
• ridwan,
• pre-written,
• wife-ridden,
• sin-ridden,
• custom-written,
• Retinea,
• Rodnie,
• fever-ridden,
• ruetten,
• RHDN,
• rudeina,
• reuten,
• Ruadhan,
• Royden,
• gout-ridden,
• dust-ridden,
• rheadine,
• court-ridden,
• roudhan,
• waste-ridden,
• rodino,
• rudno,
• SSU-RDNA,
• rhodan,
• Raton,
• roddin,
• rudaineh,
• violence-ridden,
• book-ridden,
• rawdon,
• Ratten,
• Retine,
• Riden,
• ratana,
• drudgery-ridden,
• louse-ridden,
• cloud-ridden,
• Rhatania,
• roten,
• roden,
• hrdina,
• Ryden.

Conjugate verb Ratoon

CONDITIONAL

I would ratoon

you would ratoon

he/she/it would ratoon

we would ratoon

they would ratoon

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be ratooning

you would be ratooning

he/she/it would be ratooning

we would be ratooning

they would be ratooning

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have ratoon

you would have ratoon

he/she/it would have ratoon

we would have ratoon

they would have ratoon

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been ratooning

you would have been ratooning

he/she/it would have been ratooning

we would have been ratooning

they would have been ratooning

FUTURE

I will ratoon

you will ratoon

he/she/it will ratoon

we will ratoon

they will ratoon

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be ratooning

you will be ratooning

he/she/it will be ratooning

we will be ratooning

they will be ratooning

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have ratooned

you will have ratooned

he/she/it will have ratooned

we will have ratooned

they will have ratooned

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been ratooning

you will have been ratooning

he/she/it will have been ratooning

we will have been ratooning

they will have been ratooning

IMPERATIVE

you ratoon

we let´s ratoon

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to ratoon

PAST

I ratooned

you ratooned

he/she/it ratooned

we ratooned

they ratooned

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was ratooning

you were ratooning

he/she/it was ratooning

we were ratooning

they were ratooning

PAST PARTICIPLE

ratooned

PAST PERFECT

I had ratooned

you had ratooned

he/she/it had ratooned

we had ratooned

they had ratooned

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been ratooning

you had been ratooning

he/she/it had been ratooning

we had been ratooning

they had been ratooning

PRESENT

I ratoon

you ratoon

he/she/it ratoons

we ratoon

they ratoon

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am ratooning

you are ratooning

he/she/it is ratooning

we are ratooning

they are ratooning

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

ratooning

PRESENT PERFECT

I have ratooned

you have ratooned

he/she/it has ratooned

we have ratooned

they have ratooned

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been ratooning

you have been ratooning

he/she/it has been ratooning

we have been ratooning

they have been ratooning