climacteric

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Tomatoes are climacteric, meaning they will continue to ripen after they are picked.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022

The ethylene producers I mention above are climacteric, as are stone fruit, pears, kiwi and mangoes.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

“The climacteric marks the end of apologising. The chrysalis of conditioning has once and for all to break and the female woman finally to emerge.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2018

Until 20 years ago, a woman going through the climacteric suffered these symptoms as best she could.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is a fact, however, that often profound disturbances coincide with the climacteric, and we know no sufficient cause for them if the menopause itself may not be deemed such.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin