rareripe

[ rair-rahyp ]

adjective

1. ripening early.

noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

rareripe

/ ˈrɛəˌraɪp /

adjective

1. ripening early

noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

Word History and Origins

Origin of rareripe¹

1715–25, Americanism; rare, early variant (obsolete except British dial.) of rathe + ripe

Word History and Origins

Origin of rareripe¹

C18 rare , variant of rathe + ripe

Example Sentences

In 1897, the name was shortened to Late Rareripe as it now appears.

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It resembles Yellow Rareripe but ripens about ten days later.

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This fruit is similar in appearance to the old Red Rareripe.

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This is a late, white-fleshed peach which originated as a sport from Myers Rareripe.

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It was mere precocity, and precocity is a rareripe fruit, with a worm at the core.

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