Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That part or point in a fruit which is attached to the stem: opposed to the blossom-end, which frequently bears the remains of the calyx, as in a pear or an apple. The stem-end is usually inferior to the blossom-end in sweetness and flavor.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word stem-end.
Examples
-
The procedure is to slice off both stem-end and root-end of the radish, then cut a cross into the trimmed stem-end and nestle the butter within.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
-
Cut out a lid around the stem-end of the pumpkin and set aside.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Canal House Cookbooks: Great Home Cooking by Home Cooks for Home Cooks 2009
-
Then you stick the loop into the stem-end of the cherry and pull out the pit.
From pits to pies.... Gumbo Lily 2008
-
Then you stick the loop into the stem-end of the cherry and pull out the pit.
Archive 2008-07-01 Gumbo Lily 2008
-
The bunker-busters - if indeed these new ones are they - are not quite as loud as the usual ones but the sound resonates longer and has a metallic quality to it, comparable to the sensation of striking a tuning fork and applying the stem-end to one's noggin.
-
Cut fruit as close as possible to the stem-end with the use of clippers.
Chapter 8 1993
-
Several types of tuber rots, including black rot, powdery dry rot and seed piece decay, are caused by certain species of Fusarium, while other species cause wilting of the plants and stem-end discoloration very similar to Verticillium wilt.
Chapter 25 1987
-
Plant of medium strength and vigor, rarely producing seed or blossoms; tubers large, roundish, often oblong; color white, clouded at the stem-end and about the eyes (which are moderately sunk and rather numerous) with purple; flesh white, or yellowish-white, its quality greatly affected by season, and the soil in which the variety may be cultivated.
-
The stem-end is often soggy, and unfit for use; and the numerous prongs and knobs which are often put forth on the sides of the tubers greatly impair their value for the table.
-
Size above medium; form long, broadest, and somewhat flattened, at the stem-end, and tapering towards the opposite extremity, which is often more or less sharply pointed.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.