Catchword: cat-facing

Filed Under: English, Food & Drink

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: When you pick up a gnarly apple or peach, or a misshapened strawberry…the cause of this damage has been attributed to cold weather, frost, lack of pollination, disease, etc., but in most instances you can put the finger of guilt on a group of “cat-facing” insects.…Although the healthy tissue around the injured spot grows, a scar is formed over the damaged spot and normal development is slowed down at this point. When thiss happens…you get a “cat-faced” or deformed fruit hardly fit to eat.

Article or Document Title:
“Green Thumb Queries”

Author:
George Abraham

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Chronicle-Telegram

Publishing Location:
Elyria, Ohio

Date of Publication:
May 13, 1955

Page Number:
27

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