fairy circle noun2 •A circular patch barren of vegetation, often encircled by a ring of stimulated grass growth, typically found in regions of arid grassland.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. •Synonym of fairy ring.Under that tree there is a fairy circle called The Dancing Place of the Goblin. — 1880 formsfairy circles