black ring

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. a disease of grasses, characterized by black rings surrounding the stems and blighted seeds, caused by a fungus, Balansia strangulans.

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black ring

A tiny bird with tall, skinny legs and a black ring around its neck scuttled across the road.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

Start with the center black ring and work out from there.

From Fox News ● Jul. 28, 2021

While there’s still a noticeable black ring around your field of view, it’s a little less intrusive than most of its competition.

From The Verge ● Jul. 23, 2021

One night, we had a black ring around our Pizza Don, this giant doormat of a pie covered in arugula, whose bitter personality is countered by the sweet woodsy perfume of fresh oregano.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2019

You could always tell how much you’d danced at the Dugout if you pulled off your socks that night and looked at the black ring around your ankles from the coal dirt.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam