brown spot

Patch of pigment

Brown spot is a fungal disease affecting plants, characterized by circular brown lesions on leaves, stems, or fruit.

It afflicts rice, soybeans, citrus, and turf grass, among others: The rice crop was devastated by brown spot.

More generally, any discolored patch on a surface—skin, fabric, produce—that has turned brown: brown spots on aging bananas.

produce

bruise

Discolored tissue injury

oxidation · decay · spoilage · discoloration · mold · ethylene · ripening · damaged · wilted · composting

skin

freckle

Small pigmented skin spot

  • sunspotDark stellar surface region
  • birthmarkCongenital skin discoloration
  • moleSubterranean insectivore

hyperpigmentation · melasma · macule · discoloration · pigmentation · blemish · patch · mark · blotch · splotch

plant disease

blight

Plant disease causing decay

mildew · botrytis · phytophthora · necrosis · scorch · chlorosis · wilt · dieback · pathogen · infection

stain

coffee

Brewed bean beverage

  • teaSteeped leaf beverage
  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • rustIron oxide coating

grease · dirt · mud · residue · spill · splatter · smudge · streak · discoloration · grime

Categories
Opposites
skin appearance/pigmentation

brown spotclear skin

Blemish-free facial surface

white spot · porcelain skin · vitiligo · albino · albinism

plant health

brown spotgreen leaf

Unripe plant appendage

Family

brown, spot, browns, browned, browning, brownish, brownness, spots, spotted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G