“stem end”

The following 2 entries include the term stem end.

stem-end browning

noun

: a storage disease of potatoes of undetermined cause characterized by brownish or black discoloration at the stem end of the tuber

stem-end rot

noun

: any of various rots (such as decay of citrus fruits caused by fungi of the genera Diplodia, Dothiorella, and Phomopsis) starting at the point of attachment to the plant


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