blossom-end rot

noun

1

: any fruit rot originating at the blossom end

2

: a common physiological disease of the tomato attributed to great fluctuation in available moisture and characterized by slightly sunken leathery areas around the tip end of the fruit that appear water-soaked or colored lead to brown

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