black stem: Meaning and Definition of

black' stem'

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— Plant Pathol. Plant Pathol.
  1. a disease of plants, characterized by blackened stems and defoliation, caused by any of several fungi, as Ascochyta imperfecta or Mycosphaerella lethalis.
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