(unripe+fruit)

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• unripe fruit — fruit which is not ready to be eaten …   English contemporary dictionary

• Unripe — Un*ripe , a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fruit — n. 1) to grow fruit 2) (also fig.) to bear fruit (not all trees bear fruit) 3) ripe; unripe fruit 4) fresh; luscious; young fruit 5) citrus; tropical fruit (our country exports citrus fruit) 6) (fig.) forbidden fruit 7) canned (AE), tinned (BE);… …   Combinatory dictionary

• unripe — UK [ʌnˈraɪp] / US [ˌʌnˈraɪp] adjective Word forms unripe : adjective unripe comparative unriper superlative unripest 1) unripe fruit is hard and not yet ready to eat 2) mainly literary not ready or old enough …   English dictionary

• unripe — adjective Date: 13th century 1. not ripe ; immature < unripe fruit > 2. not ready ; unprepared < unripe plans > • unripeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unripe — unripely, adv. unripeness, n. /un ruyp /, adj. 1. not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit. 2. too early; premature. [bef. 1000; ME unrype, OE unripe. See UN 1, RIPE] * * * …   Universalium

• unripe — [[t]ʌ̱nra͟ɪp[/t]] ADJ Unripe fruit or vegetables are not yet ready to eat. I was only ill once and that came of eating an unripe pear. Ant: ripe …   English dictionary

• unripe — adjective unripe fruit, grain etc is not fully developed or ready to be eaten: green, unripe peaches …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• unripe — adjective a) Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. b) Developing too early; premature. Ant: ripe …   Wiktionary

• unripe — un|ripe [ˌʌnˈraıp] adj unripe fruit, grain etc is not fully developed or ready to be eaten …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unripe — un|ripe [ ,ʌn raıp ] adjective 1. ) unripe fruit is hard and not yet ready to eat 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY not ready or old enough …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English