English > Spiranthes: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids. |
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| Synonym | genus Spiranthes |
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| Member of | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers |
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| Members | European ladies' tresses, Spiranthes spiralis | European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers |
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| hooded ladies' tresses, Spiranthes romanzoffiana | orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood |
| ladies' tresses, lady's tresses | An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers |
| screw augur, Spiranthes cernua | An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers |
| western ladies' tresses, Spiranthes porrifolia | Similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | genus spiranthes, spiranthes |
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| Catalan | genus spiranthes, spiranthes |
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