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Definition of "ladies' tresses" []

  • Any of various orchids of the genus Spiranthes, having a spike or raceme of small flowers usually arranged in a spiral. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Words like "ladies' tresses"
European ladies' tresses
hooded ladies' tresses
orchid
orchidaceous plant
screw augur
spiranthes cernua
spiranthes porrifolia
spiranthes romanzoffiana
spiranthes spiralis
western ladies' tresses