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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 mycelium
Familiarity information: FAIRY RING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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