ladies' tresses

noun

Any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

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lady's traceslady's tresses
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Meanings

nounladies' tresses pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAny of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

    Synonyms: lady's traces

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

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lady's traces

More synonyms by meaning

nounan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers

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lady's tresses
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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