NOUN | plant | screw augur, Spiranthes cernua | an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers |
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Meaning | An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America. | |
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Synonym | Spiranthes cernua | |
Member of | Spiranthes, genus Spiranthes | large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids |
Broader | ladies' tresses, lady's tresses | An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers |
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