pup vs ratoon

pup

noun
  • A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation. 

  • A young, inexperienced person. 

  • A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals. 

  • A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer. 

  • Any cute dog, regardless of age. 

  • An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations. 

  • A kind of small spotlight. 

verb
  • To give birth to pups. 

ratoon

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

  • A rattan cane. 

verb
  • To sprout ratoons. 

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

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