BUCKEYE ROT


Meaning of BUCKEYE ROT in English

noun

Etymology: buck (I) + eye; from the resemblance of the rotten spot to a buck's eye

: a fungous rot of tomato fruit caused by a phycomycete ( Phytophthora parasitica ) that causes a gray-green or brown discoloration usually with darker zonate bands at the blossom end of the fruit

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