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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Example Sentences

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

Tall fescues prefer cooler summers, but breeders have worked to create new varieties that cope better with drought, various soil types and diseases associated with summer mugginess, especially brown patch disease.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2020

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

He points to the branches on the brown patch of grass in his yard.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya