fairy ring
noun
any of numerous mushrooms of meadows and open woods, especially the well-known Marasmius oreades, that spread in rings originating from mycelial growth: formerly supposed to mark the paths laid by dancing fairies.
Origin of fairy ring
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby fairy ring
fairy lamp,
fairy lights,
fairy lily,
fairy penguin,
fairy primrose,
fairy ring,
fairy shrimp,
fairy stone,
fairy swallow,
fairy tale,
fairy-slipper
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British Dictionary definitions for fairy ring
fairy ring
noun
a ring of dark luxuriant vegetation in grassy ground corresponding to the edge of an underground fungal mycelium: popularly associated with the dancing of fairies: seasonally marked by a ring of mushrooms
short for fairy ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades, a dainty buff-coloured edible basidiomycetous fungus, characteristically forming rings in grassland