Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A circle of mushrooms in a grassy area, marking the periphery of perennial underground mycelial growth.
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- noun A ring of
fungi marking theperiphery of theperennial underground growth of themycelium . - noun mythology A mythical place where
fairies are thought tocongregate in aring .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the belief that it is a dancing place for fairies.]
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