rareripe

[rair-rahyp]Botany

adjective

ripening early.

noun

a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

Origin of rareripe

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

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Historical Examples of rareripe

Late Rareripe was sent to France in 1855 where it has since been grown as a satisfactory commercial sort.
The Peaches of New York
U. P. Hedrick
But woe betide Alexander and all rareripe Bostonians who mistake the scaffolding for the edifice.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
Elbert Hubbard
It was mere precocity, and precocity is a rareripe fruit, with a worm at the core.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14
Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for rareripe

rareripe

adjective

ripening early

noun

a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

Word Origin for rareripe

C18 rare, variant of rathe + ripe

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