brown patch

noun

, Plant Pathology.

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

Example Sentences

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

A hundred sick and dying ash trees and long tangles of invasive, thick vines covered the hilly, brown patch.

From Washington Post

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

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

From Literature

Jam took a step closer to it, her good hand stretched out, the paleness of her palm like a cooling flag, the old bandage still a brown patch across it.

From Literature