blue stem

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. a disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.

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Example Sentences

Atlantic white cedars grow among little blue stem, American holly and the eastern prickly pear- the only cactus native to the Northeast.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2015

The bench land lying in front of it was as smooth as a table and covered with mountain blue stem.

From Laramie Holds the Range by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

Tiny swirls of yellow flame wavered in her wake, crackled feebly for an instant in the shorter herbage, then, reaching out tongues into the longer blue stem beyond, leaped forward like a frolicsome animal.

From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell

By shouting, the assailants learned that two of their three hapless companions lying in the blue stem were still alive—the Snipe very much alive, as his stentorian answers indicated.

From Laramie Holds the Range by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

The blue stem and the bunch grass were dry.

From The Fighting Edge by Raine, William MacLeod