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 the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.
  • noun mythology A mythical place where fairies are thought to congregate in a ring.

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  • 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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