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

Joy/Joba brings with her the “everything bagel,” a consuming black ring and hole that that threatens to suck up everything and everyone into its void.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

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

But then Cain stepped up to the white line painted at the back of the room, drew back his yew bow, his black ring glinting, and fired.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas