rareripe
/ˈrɛːrʌɪp/Chiefly US
noun
1A person who or thing which is ready or matures early.
- In origin probably figurative with reference to early-ripening fruit or vegetables..
2An early-ripening variety of peach. Now historical.
3 US regional ( New England ). An early-ripening onion; a spring onion.
adjective
Especially of grains, fruit, or vegetables: coming early to maturity; ripening early in the year.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Zachary Bogan (1625–1659), classical and biblical scholar. From rare + ripe.
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