fairy ring
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fairy ring
nounDefinition 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
See 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
Learn More About FAIRY RING
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: fairy ring spot
Previous Word in the Dictionary: fairy prion
All Words Near: fairy ring
Previous Word in the Dictionary: fairy prion
All Words Near: fairy ring
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up fairy ring? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
