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ripe
(of fruit, grain, etc.) mature and ready to be eaten or used; fully developed
ripe [rīp]
(botany)
Of fruit, fully developed, having mature seed and so usable as food.
(forestry)
Of timber or a forest, ready to be cut.
(geology)
Referring to peat, in an advanced state of decay.
(hydrology)
Descriptive of snow that is in a condition to discharge meltwater; ripe snow usually has a coarse crystalline structure, a snow density near 0.5, and a temperature near 32°F (0°C).
RIPE - Réseaux IP Européens
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The growing Mangaboos were of all sizes, from the blossom that had just turned into a wee baby to the full-grown and almost ripe man or woman.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
"Nothing grows in our yard but the bread tree," he mused, "and there are only two more loaves on that tree; and they're not ripe yet.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Some were small and dark-brown in color; those larger were of a dull tin color; but the really ripe ones were pails of bright tin that shone and glistened beautifully in the rays of sunshine that touched them.
Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
 
 
 
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