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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lady's tresses
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: orchid, orchidaceous plant
Narrower terms: screw augur, Spiranthes cernua, hooded ladies' tresses, Spiranthes romanzoffiana, western ladies' tresses, Spiranthes porrifolia, European ladies' tresses, Spiranthes spiralis
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