Dictionary.com

stem-end rot

[ stem-end ]
/ ˈstɛmˌɛnd /

noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of fruits characterized by discoloration, shriveling, and decay of the stem and adjacent parts of the fruit and caused by any of several fungi of the genera Diplodia and Phomopsis.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby stem-end rot

stem cell, stem cell factor, stem cell leukemia, stem Christie, stem duchy, stem-end rot, stem ginger, stemhead, St.-Émilion, stemma, stemmed
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020