rareripe

rare·ripe

 (râr′rīp′)

adj.

Ripening early.

n.

A fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

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[Dialectal rare, early (variant of rathe) + ripe.]

rareripe

(ˈrɛəˌraɪp)

adj

(Botany) ripening early

n

(Botany) a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

[C18 rare, variant of rathe + ripe]

rare•ripe

(ˈrɛərˌraɪp)
adj.

1. ripening early.

n.

2. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

[1715–25, Amer.; rare, dial. variant of rathe + ripe]

rareripe

- Originally simply a fruit or vegetable that ripened early.

See also related terms for vegetable.