When ripe, the gonads rupture, spilling their gametes directly into the atrium.
When ripe grapes are picked, their juice is full of sugar.
When ripe, the fruits are black with a red base and feature a single oily seed known as the kernel.
When ripe, the boll bursts into a white, fluffy ball containing three to five cells, each having 7 to 10 seeds embedded in a mass of seed fibres.
When ripe, the leaves take on a crinkled appearance similar to alligator skin.
'When ripe the fruit pulp exceeds in foul odour all that is abominable in nature' [ 76].
When ripe, they develop a large, empty chalazal (perisperm) chamber above the groove [ 10, 77].
When ripe, "melting" peaches will be extremely juicy, as if the flesh were melting.
Frozen fruits, and vegetables for that matter, are picked when ripe and suspended in their ripeness until you're ready to use them.
For both, the way to check for ripeness is to gently squeeze the fruit between thumb and forefinger: when ripe, it will gently yield.
Capsule, in botany, dry fruit that opens when ripe.
