ratoon vs seedling

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. 

seedling

noun
  • A young plant grown from seed. 

  • a tree smaller than a sapling. 

  • one grown in a nursery for transplanting. 

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