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brown patch

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.
  1. a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.


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When I gave the game a go, I was presented with my own little brown patch of land.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

The shot shows the puma, standing hearty and regal atop a brown patch of earth that seems to float above the lights of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

He spotted a brown patch that he thought could be the roof of a cabin and headed in that direction.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2017

A wide brown patch shaped like post-climate change Florida in the corner of my thigh.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2016

The first thing he noticed was that the gull’s head was molting and turning white, though a dark brown patch remained behind each eye.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams