Precocity (noun)
prek-os-it-ee
the state of or tendency to be flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
Precocity, “the state of ripening early,” ultimately comes from Latin praecox, “early ripening,” from the verb praecoquere, “to bake early, ripen early.”
Example sentences
“Strawberry plants are known for their precocity.”
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