lady's tresses

Definitions of lady's tresses

1. noun

   an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
   synonyms: ladies' tresses

   types:

   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