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A circular patch barren of vegetation, often encircled by a ring of stimulated grass growth, typically found in regions of arid grassland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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- Common in the arid grasslands of the Namib desert, particularly in Namibia, fairy circles were at first thought unique to that region; however, similar rings have been observed in a part of the Pilbara in Western Australia.
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Synonym of fairy ring.
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a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fairy ring
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Broader terms: ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
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