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September 2023
ripe
(rype)
adjective
Ready to be picked or eaten. When apples are ripe, they are sweet and juicy.
Can you say ripe?
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blossom
(BLAH-suhm)
noun
A flower on a plant or tree.
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fruitlet
(FROOT-leht)
A small, young fruit.
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rotten
(RAH-tuhn)
Something rotten is old and has started to go bad. It may turn brown and get mushy. Rotten fruit is not good to eat.
Can you say rotten?
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