FAIRY-RING MUSHROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fairy-ring mushroom mean? 

• FAIRY-RING MUSHROOM (noun)
  The noun FAIRY-RING MUSHROOM has 1 sense:

1. mushroom that grows in a fairy ring

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAIRY-RING MUSHROOM (noun)

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Meaning:

Mushroom that grows in a fairy ring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fairy-ring mushroom; Marasmius oreades

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

agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)

Holonyms ("fairy-ring mushroom" is a member of...):

genus Marasmius; Marasmius (chiefly small mushrooms with white spores)