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black ring
noun
, Plant Pathology.
- a disease of grasses, characterized by black rings surrounding the stems and blighted seeds, caused by a fungus, Balansia strangulans.
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From the roof hung a gilded cage containing turtle doves, quite white, with a black ring round their necks.
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On standing, a brown or black ring is developed where the liquids join, if any nitrate or nitrite is present.
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And as the shadows lightened on the long dim flats, we saw in the distance the black ring of the stockade on its little elevation.
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The large quills of the back and croup are from seven to twelve inches long, mostly with one central black ring.
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It has a naked black ring round its eyes; the wings are black; the rest of the plumage white.
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