ratoon vs sapling

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. 

sapling

noun
  • A young tree, bigger than a seedling. 

  • A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity. 

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