HyperDic: ladies[_tresses

English > 1 sense of the expression ladies' tresses:
NOUNplantladies' tresses, lady's tressesan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
English > ladies' tresses: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers.
Synonymlady's tresses
Member ofSpiranthes, genus Spirantheslarge cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
NarrowerEuropean ladies' tresses, Spiranthes spiralisEuropean orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
hooded ladies' tresses, Spiranthes romanzoffianaorchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood
screw augur, Spiranthes cernuaAn orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers
western ladies' tresses, Spiranthes porrifoliaSimilar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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