ALL meanings of fairy ring
fair·y ring
F f - noun fairy ring 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. 1
- noun fairy ring A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium. 0
- noun fairy ring (mythology) A mythical place where fairies are thought to congregate in a ring. 0
- noun fairy ring 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 0
- noun fairy ring short for fairy ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades, a dainty buff-coloured edible basidiomycetous fungus, characteristically forming rings in grassland 0
- noun fairy ring a circle of mushrooms often seen on grassy ground, originating from one initial mycelium and often accompanied by a circle of darker grass 0