fairy ring

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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

fairyland, fairy lights, fairy lily, fairy penguin, fairy primrose, fairy ring, fairy shrimp, fairy stone, fairy swallow, fairy tale, Faisal

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Example sentences from the Web for fairy ring

They hold their great balls in the open air, in what is called a fairy-ring.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie
The fairy-ring agaric is a valuable little fungus, and common on almost every lawn.
Mushroom Culture|W. Robinson
In this way was recovered, after the expiration of a year and a day, a youth who had wandered into a fairy-ring.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
M. urens, the most acrid of all allied funguses, usually grows in woods, though sometimes in the fairy-ring.
Mushroom Culture|W. Robinson

"Put your foot on mine, David," said he to me (his own foot was at the time on the outward edge of the fairy-ring).
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley

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

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单词	fairy ring
释义	fairy ring SEE SYNONYMS FOR fairy ring ON THESAURUS.COM 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 fairyland, fairy lights, fairy lily, fairy penguin, fairy primrose, fairy ring, fairy shrimp, fairy stone, fairy swallow, fairy tale, Faisal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fairy ring They hold their great balls in the open air, in what is called a fairy-ring. The Little White Bird\|J. M. Barrie The fairy-ring agaric is a valuable little fungus, and common on almost every lawn. Mushroom Culture\|W. Robinson In this way was recovered, after the expiration of a year and a day, a youth who had wandered into a fairy-ring. The Science of Fairy Tales\|Edwin Sidney Hartland M. urens, the most acrid of all allied funguses, usually grows in woods, though sometimes in the fairy-ring. Mushroom Culture\|W. Robinson "Put your foot on mine, David," said he to me (his own foot was at the time on the outward edge of the fairy-ring). The Fairy Mythology\|Thomas Keightley 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fairy ring elite, inner circle, in-crowd, in-group, magic circle
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fairy ring

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fairy ring

noun

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