ladies' tresses
ladies' tresses noun: any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

Noun
ladies' tresses pl (plural only)
- Any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.
- Synonyms:
- lady's traces
Synonyms of ladies' tresses
Words formed from ladies' tresses
- Spiranthes arcisepala M.C. Pace (2017) – Appalachian ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes australis Lindl. – Austral ladies tresses
- Spiranthes bightensis M.C. Pace (2021) – Atlantic ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes brevilabris Lindl. (1840) – Texas ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes casei Catling & Cruise (1974) – Case's ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes cernua Rich. (1817) – nodding ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes delitescens Sheviak (1990) – reclusive ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak (1984) – Ute's ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes eatonii Ames ex P.M.Br. (1999) – Eaton's ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes flexuosa Lindl. (1824) – Nepalese ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes floridana Cory (1936) – Florida ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes graminea Lindl. (1840) – Canelo ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes igniorchis M.C. Pace (2017) – fire ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes incurva M.C. Pace (2017) – Sphinx ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes infernalis Sheviak (1989) – Ash Meadows ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes × kapnosperia M.C.Pace (2017) – Smoky ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes lacera Raf. (1833) – northern slender ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes laciniata Ames (1905) – lace-lipped ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes longilabris Lindl. (1840) – giant-spiral ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes lucida Ames (1908) – shining ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak (1973) – Great Plains ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes niklasii M.C. Pace (2017) – Niklas' ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes ochroleuca Rydb. (1932) – yellow nodding ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes odorata Lindl. (1840) – fragrant ladies'-tresses
- marsh ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes ovalis Lindl. (1840) – October ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes perexilis M.C. Pace (2019) – Slender starry ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes porrifolia Lindl. (1840) – leek-leaved ladies'-tresses
- creamy ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes praecox S.Watson in A.Gray (1890) – early-blooming spiranthes
- green-vein ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. (1828) – hooded ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes torta Garay & H.R.Sweet in R.A.Howard (1974) – southern ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes triloba J.K. Schum. (1898) – Panther ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes tuberosa Raf. (1833) – little ladies'-tresses
- Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A.Gray (1845) – spring ladies'-tresses
Questions about ladies' tresses
- What does ladies' tresses mean?
- Ladies' tresses means any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.
- What part of speech is ladies' tresses?
- Ladies' tresses is a noun.
Words near ladies' tresses in the dictionary
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