[plant disease] Blackheart is a non-parasitic disease of the fruit of cultivated plants, such as tomatoes, that causes them to rot from the inside. External signs of the disease may or may not be present. The internal blackening develops in plants exposed to environmental pathology such as drought conditions or poor soil. == Blossom-end rot... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackheart_(plant_disease)
a nonparasitic disease of plants, as of potatoes and various trees, in which internal plant tissues blacken, usually as a result of extremes in temperature. · · a heart cherry having a dark skin. · the tree bearing this fruit. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/blackheart