bean sprout vs ratoon

bean sprout

• A sprout of any of several other species of bean 

• A sprout of the mung bean. 

• A sprout of the soybean. 

ratoon

• A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. 

• A rattan cane. 

• To sprout ratoons. 

• To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.