fairy ring

fairy ring

noun

Definition of FAIRY RING

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

2

: a mushroom (especially Marasmius oreades) that commonly grows in fairy rings

Origin of FAIRY RING

from the folk belief that such rings were dancing places of the fairies

First Known Use: 1599

Rhymes with FAIRY RING

à la king, anything, apron string, buck-and-wing, cosmic string, delta wing, ding-a-ling, double-ring, everything, Highland fling, innerspring, Liaoning, new jack swing, on the string, on the wing, pigeonwing, pull the string, second-string, signet ring, single wing, superstring, teething ring, underwing, western swing, wing and wing