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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.

ladies' tresses: any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in...
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Noun

ladies' tresses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, 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

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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

  1. ladies' smocks
  2. ladies' special
  3. ladies' specials
  4. ladies' thimbles
  5. ladies' tobacco
  6. ladies' tresses
  7. ladies-in-waiting
  8. Ladiesburg
  9. ladieswear
  10. ladified
  11. ladifies

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