Word Finder - ripen

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To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)

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Grapes ripen in the sun.

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To approach or come to perfection.

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To cause to mature; to make ripe

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The warm sun ripened the corn.

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To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection

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ripen the judgment

The cones do not ripen till the second year.

The first flowers usually appear in June, and the bolls ripen from early in August.

Lift onions, and lay them out to ripen on a dry border or gravel-walk.

He states that the germ is never to be seen in the seed till the apices (anthers) shed their dust; and that if the stamina be cut out before the apices open, the seed will either not ripen, or be barren if it ripens.

The process begins with the formation of brilliant granules (A, B); these increase, and the brilliant substance gradually balls together (C) and forms the spores (D), one in each segment, which soon acquire a membrane and ripen (E).

In the Hydromedusae they usually, if not invariably, ripen in the ectoderm, but in the neighbourhood of the main sources of nutriment, that is to say, not far from the stomach.

The cones, produced in great abundance, are short and oval in shape, the scales with rugged indented edges; they are deep purple when young, but become brown as they ripen.

When the plants show signs of flowering they are topped " to prevent seed formation, the terminal buds being removed, and only a certain number of leaves left on each plant to ripen.

The Babylonians suspended male clusters from wild dates over the females; but they seem to have supposed that the fertility thus produced depended on the presence of small flies among the wild flowers, which, by entering the female flowers, caused them to set and ripen.

Mulch and water fruit trees and strawberries in dry weather, desisting when the fruit begins to ripen.

Gather fruits of all kinds as they ripen.

The female plant grows to a greater height than the male, and its foliage is darker and more luxuriant, but the plant takes from five to six weeks longer to ripen.

All fruits that ripen in response to ethene show a characteristic rise in respiratory rate before the ripening phase, called a climacteric.

A time when mortal hearts slow, pulses growing feeble as their innocent souls ripen for death.

However, lack of rain is not enough as of course you need sunshine and warmth to ripen grapes.

Bright red haws ripen in October and provide food for birds and small mammals through much of the winter.

The seed coat hardens and becomes impermeable as the seeds ripen.

These ripen and turn woody by October, and release a number of small flat red-brown seeds, each weighing about 0.004 gm.

Sleepy villages relax in the sun and plump grapes ripen on the vine.

What I love is leaving an odd banana to ripen on the trees that the birds can eat.

But over the course of the harvest, these cherries ripen at different times - meaning they have to be tended every day.

Produces small thin walled fruits that ripen green to red.

They are culinary pears which are described as being typically hard and gritty and ripen slowly but are long keeping.

Because our fruit and vegetables ripen naturally, we have a very short time to get them to you in their peak condition.

But the majority will ripen properly if you put them somewhere dry.

The berries of Butcher 's Broom, like small, bright scarlet peas ripen in autumn.

Each year, these potted trees are placed outside for the summer, where the fruits ripen in the sun.

Ripen forces the production of flowers or the ripening of fruit, in a last effort to spread its genes.

Wild berries taste and look much like domestically grown varieties, though the edible berries which are allowed to ripen naturally are often sweeter and juicer but smaller.

Dark blue or purple berries ripen late summer and early fall.

Green tomato recipes are tasty alternatives to throwing away the extra green tomatoes that don't ripen in your garden naturally.

If you are interested in getting your green tomatoes to ripen, there are a couple standard methods.

Note that tomatoes do not need light to ripen.

You can attempt to ripen green tomatoes left at the end of the season by cutting the plants at the base and hanging them upside-down in a cool, dark place.

Check them daily and remove as they ripen.

Tomatoes ripened in this way will not have the same rich flavor as tomatoes that ripen on the bush.

It does not ripen seed freely, but is easily propagated from side shoots.

Flowering takes place from May to September and the seeds ripen from July to October.

The fact that in Dublin young plants annually flower and ripen seed is sufficient proof of its hardiness and of its prospects of success in many districts.

Increase by seeds, which ripen in September, or soft cuttings rooted under glass.

They need an autumn drought to ripen, and a dry soil in winter to preserve the bulbs and keep them at rest; but in spring, when the leaves are pushing up, they love moderate rain.

Being of a rather loose habit, it is suited for training on walls or banks; indeed, few subjects are superior to it for a sunny spot, where the wood will thoroughly ripen.

As they do not ripen simultaneously, fruits of both these colors, as well as green ones, occur on a cluster at the same time.

They are difficult to increase by division on account of the long roots they make, but they ripen seed freely, which if sown at once rarely fails.

Although all its flowers are perfect, it does not ripen fruit regularly, but fruits occasionally occur, the color being a dark blue.

In sandy loams, and fully exposed to the sun, the bulbs will ripen without being lifted, and are best left undisturbed until of flowering size.

The seeds ripen rapidly and readily; each flower produces one seed only, and as the seeds are large they can be gathered from the ground beneath the plants.

While blooming they should have waterings, otherwise they get too dry, and ripen off prematurely.

Old plants grow more slowly and ripen better, so that hardiness increases.

These are followed by dense clusters of showy scarlet berries, which ripen in August and hang far into the winter.