English Explanatory Dictionary

ladies' tresses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

ladies' tresses

Synonyms

lady's traces

Derived words

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
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