brown patch

noun

, Plant Pathology.

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

Example Sentences

You can tell there are cicada nests in an oak tree by the brown patches of leaves in the canopy.

From Washington Post

The spring runoff again came early to the Rockies, forcing me to dodge huge brown patches of grass as I cut turns through the soft snow.

From Outside Online

No matter how high the snow might drift around it, this small brown patch of earth lay dark and bare.

From Project Gutenberg

We stood at the gate of the sandy range, which here, like a vast brown patch, disfigures the beauty of the sierra.

From Project Gutenberg

"A brown patch in the big main-topsail, and the bowsprit steeved more'n ordinary," said Joe.

From Project Gutenberg

A small Warbler with a reddish brown patch in the back, yellowish wing-bars, and much white in the tail.

From Project Gutenberg

In the edge of the forest, not more than two miles from the camp, she detected a mere brown patch in the browning bush.

From Project Gutenberg