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ladies' tresses

DEFINITIONS OF: ladies' tresses

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n an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers

Synonyms:
lady's tresses
Types:
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Spiranthes cernua, screw augur
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
Spiranthes romanzoffiana, hooded ladies' tresses
orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
Spiranthes porrifolia, western ladies' tresses
similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
European ladies' tresses, Spiranthes spiralis
European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
Type of:
orchid, orchidaceous plant
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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