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Definition of unripe
1 : not ripe : immature unripe fruit
2 : not ready : unprepared unripe plans
unripeness
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Examples of unripe in a Sentence
Bananas are green when unripe.
unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
Recent Examples of unripe from the Web
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Get true unripe green tomatoes, not green heirlooms, which are too delicate to grill.
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Beyond a couple of minor role players on the Warriors’ bench, neither side is burdened by the innocence and inadequacy of the unready or unripe.
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Green Mofongo Makes 4 servings; 14mg THC per serving 3 unripe green plantain Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:00Loaded:
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Though many cultures use the banana-esque plantain as a starch source in their meals, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rican styles of mofongo are among of the most delicious ways to eat the green, unripe fruit (known to some as cooking bananas).
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Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
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Storing mangoes: Keep unripe mangoes at room temperature.
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But on a fig tree the flowers themselves are tucked inside an unripe fruit.
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First Known Use of unripe
13th century
UNRIPE Defined for English Language Learners
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of food : not fully grown or developed : not yet ready to eat : not ripe
UNRIPE Defined for Kids
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