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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: fairy ringOne entry found. Main Entry: fairy ring Function: noun Etymology: from the folk belief that such rings were dancing places of the fairies Date: 1599 1 : a ring of basidiomycetous mushrooms produced at the periphery of a body of mycelium which has grown outward from an initial growth point; also : a ring of luxuriant vegetation especially when associated with these mushrooms 
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