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FAIRY RING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fairy ring mean? 

FAIRY RING (noun)
  The noun FAIRY RING has 1 sense:

1. a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the myceliumplay

  Familiarity information: FAIRY RING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAIRY RING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fairy circle; fairy ring

Hypernyms ("fairy ring" is a kind of...):

anchor ring; annulus; doughnut; halo; ring (a toroidal shape)


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