rareripe

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rare·ripe

R0047900 (râr′rīp′)adj. Ripening early.n. A fruit or vegetable that ripens early.
[Dialectal rare, early (variant of rathe) + ripe.]

rareripe

(ˈrɛəˌraɪp) adj (Botany) ripening earlyn (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.