Blossom-end-rot
a disease of tomato and pepper caused by a deficiency of calcium, characterized by decay at the blossom end of the fruit.
Historical Examples
The Tomato Paul Work
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the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit. the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. Botany. to produce or yield blossoms. to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer. (of a parachute) to open. noun […]
- Blossomed
the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit. the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. Botany. to produce or yield blossoms. to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer. (of a parachute) to open. Contemporary […]
- Blot
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper. a blemish on a person’s character or reputation: He had been haunted by a blot on his past. Archaic. an erasure or obliteration, as in a writing. to spot, stain, soil, or the like. to darken; make dim; obscure or eclipse (usually followed by out): We […]
- Blotch
a large, irregular spot or blot. Plant Pathology. a diseased, discolored spot or area on a plant. a disease so characterized, usually accompanied by cankers and lesions. a skin eruption; blemish. to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur: The floor of the forest was blotched with cool, dark moss. Textiles. of or relating to […]
- Blot-analysis
noun (biochem) a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography Also called blotting