Definition of Ladies' tresses

1. Noun. An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Lady's Tresses
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Spiranthes, Spiranthes
Specialized synonyms: Screw Augur, Spiranthes Cernua, Hooded Ladies' Tresses, Spiranthes Romanzoffiana, Spiranthes Porrifolia, Western Ladies' Tresses, European Ladies' Tresses, Spiranthes Spiralis

Medical Definition of Ladies' tresses

1. A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladies' Tresses

laders
lades
ladette
ladettes
ladhood
ladhoods
ladies
ladies'-eardrop
ladies'-eardrops
ladies' eardrops
ladies' man
ladies' room
ladies' slipper
ladies' tobacco
ladies' tresses
ladies' tresses
ladified
ladifies
ladify
ladifying
ladin
Ladin
lading
ladings
Ladino
ladinos
ladle
ladle
ladled
ladleful

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