fairy-ring mushroom

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• fairy-ring mushroom — noun mushroom that grows in a fairy ring • Syn: ↑Marasmius oreades • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Marasmius, ↑genus Marasmius * * * noun see …   Useful english dictionary

• fairy ring — any of numerous mushrooms of meadows and open woods, esp. the well known Marasmius oreades, that spread in rings originating from mycelial growth: formerly supposed to mark the paths laid by dancing fairies. [1590 1600] * * * ▪ mycology  a… …   Universalium

• Fairy ring — For the article dedicated to the Southwest African phenomenon of fairy circles, see Fairy circle (Africa). For the Neolithic archaeological monument, see Hjaltadans. A fairy ring on a suburban lawn A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf… …   Wikipedia

• Fairy ring champignon — Champignon Cham*pi gnon, n. [F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L. campus field. See {Camp}.] (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom ({Agaricus campestris}). [1913 Webster] {Fairy ring champignon}, the {Marasmius oreades}, which has a strong flavor but …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fairy ring — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fair|y-ring mushroom — «FAIR ee RIHNG», a mushroom that grows in fairy rings and has a flavor like nuts. It is often dried and preserved as a food …   Useful english dictionary

• Mushroom — The mushroom Amanita muscaria, commonly known as fly agaric A mushroom is the fleshy, spore bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name mushroom is the cultivated… …   Wikipedia

• mushroom — mushroomlike, adj. mushroomy, adj. /mush roohm, room/, n. 1. any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc. 2. any of several edible species, esp. of the family Agaricaceae, as Agaricus campestris… …   Universalium

• mushroom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. boom, increase, expand, swell, puff up, snowball (inf.). See expansion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. toadstool, fungus, champignon (French), truffle. Edible mushrooms include: morel, chanterelle,… …   English dictionary for students

• Parasol mushroom — Taxobox color = lightblue name = Parasol mushroom status = secure image width = 220px regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Agaricomycetes subclassis = Homobasidiomycetidae ordo = Agaricales familia = Lepiotaceae genus = Macrolepiota… …   Wikipedia

• Pixy ring — Pixy Pix y, Pixie Pix ie, n.; pl. {Pixies}. [For Pucksy, from Puck.] 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also {picksy}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English