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fairy ring

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fairy ring
n.
A circle of mushrooms in a grassy area, marking the periphery of perennial underground mycelial growth.
[From the belief that it is a dancing place for fairies.]
fairy ring
Noun
a ring of dark grass caused by fungi
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Noun1.fairy ring - a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
fairy circle
anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, halo, ring - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
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When she began to dance, by way of showing the gossoons what she had seen in the fairy rings at night, the house broke into a prolonged uproar.
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