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Meaning of fairies' table in English:

fairies' table

(also fairy table)

noun

dialect, rare British

  • 1The field mushroom, Agaricus campestris.

  • 2Marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Britten (1846–1924), botanist and Roman Catholic propagandist.