In article , Derek Turner
writes
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:49:36 +0100, Alan Gould
wrote:

isn't that 'blossom-end rot'?

Not according to RHS Enc. of Gardening p.562.

interesting! I've always heard it called blossom-end, you learn
something every day in this ng!

I've always used the non hyphenated form, but since your query I've been
trying to work out the difference. As it is the blossom end of the fruit
which discolours rather than the end of the blossom itself, it would
seem more correct to leave the hyphen out. Any way, Sarah's problem is
solved, so we can say "Oh dash it!" to the grammaticals. ;-)
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.