Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellow patch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low -patch
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease affecting several varieties of grasses, including bentgrasses, annual bluegrass, some perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass, which results in the development of yellow or brown rings.

Uncountable

noun

A yellow badge.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Throughout the year pathologists receive numerous samples of yellow, creeping bentgrass or annual bluegrass (Poa annua) from putting greens. In autumn or spring, superintendents sometimes suspect that yellow tuft (Sclerophthora macrospora) or yellow patch (Rhizoctonia cerealis) diseases are the problem."
"Yellow patch, sometimes called cool-temperature brown patch, develops during prolonged cool (50-65°F; 10-18°C), overcast, and moist periods from late autumn to early spring."

Usage

Inflected Forms

yellow patches (plural)

Questions

What does yellow patch mean?: A disease affecting several varieties of grasses, including bentgrasses, annual bluegrass, some perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass, which results in the development of yellow or brown rings.

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