fairy ring

短语

n. 仙人圈（一种小食品）; 仙环

词形变化

fairy rings 复数 fairy rings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A place where fairies congregate in a ring, particularly in order to dance.

    艺术 媒体

    1914, "Rhys at the Fairy Dance" in Maud Keary, Enchanted Tulips and Other Verses for Children, Macmillan and Company, page 102, Though many a year has passed away, / None have seen Rhys since that day! / Does he dance and does he sing / For ever in a Fairy Ring?

  2. 2.

    A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

fairy circle

上位词 5

ring doughnut halo anchor ring annulus

词源

The idea of a ring where fairies danced was a traditional explanation for the fungal phenomenon before it was understood.

来源：wiktionary