FAIRY-RING MUSHROOM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mushroom that grows in a fairy ring

Synonyms:

fairy-ring mushroom; Marasmius oreades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("fairy-ring mushroom" is a kind of...):

agaric (a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)

Holonyms ("fairy-ring mushroom" is a member of...):

genus Marasmius; Marasmius (chiefly small mushrooms with white spores)

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