blue stem

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blo̅o̅′stem′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blue′ stem′, [Plant Pathol.]
  1. Plant Diseasesa disease of raspberries and blackberries, characterized by blue discoloration of the stem, wilting, and discoloration and decay of the roots, caused by a fungus, Verticillium alboatrum.

blue•stem  (blo̅o̅′stem′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage.
  2. Plant BiologySee dwarf palmetto. 
  • blue + stem1 1850–55, American.

'blue stem' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
little bluestem - sand bluestem

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