Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A circle of mushrooms in a grassy area, marking the periphery of perennial underground mycelial growth.
Wiktionary
- n. A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.
- n. mythology A mythical place where fairies are thought to congregate in a ring.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
Etymologies
- From the belief that it is a dancing place for fairies. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (F)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
faery, fairy cross, fairy ring, falcon, fare-thee-well, farewell-summer, farthing, faun, fawn, felicitous, felicity, fencing and 109 more...
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The name of the rose(bush)
Rose varieties
easy cherry pie, a caen la paix, eglantine, a capella, a fleurs gigantes..., a shropshire lad, abba dabba, faint heart, fair bianca, faberge, fairy changeling, fair play and 43 more...
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