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noun Plant Pathology.
a brown discoloration of the flesh of stored apples, resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
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Origin of brown heart
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby brown heart
brownface, brown fat, brownfield, brown goods, brown hackle, brown heart, brown hyena, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, brownie, Brownie Guide
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How to use brown heart in a sentence
No; her little brown heart remained true to Charlie, though she necessarily gave him less of her society than before.
The Lonely Island|R.M. BallantyneThe other kind has white wood with a small brown heart, but nearly as hard as lignum vitae.