Learn English – Name(s) for the top and bottom of an apple

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Not sure if this is a right place to ask this question, but I'll have a go.

What do you call the ends of an apple, as in, the branch side, and its opposite side where it's caved in?

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The ends don't appear to have technical names, but the parts at each end do.

The stem is also called the pedicel or stalk.

The opposite end is where the stamen is located. In the second picture below, this end is also referred to as the style.

None of these terms are common outside of technical usage when discussing plant, flower, and fruit morphology. More common descriptors are stem end and tip.

By the way, some pictures will show the "calyx" (derived from "cup" or "chalice"), often at the tip end. But I believe the calyx is a depression at either end. Referring to a particular calyx requires a modifier (e.g., pedicel calyx).

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