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lady's-tresses
[ ley-deez-tres-iz ]
/ ËleÉȘ dizËtrÉs ÉȘz /
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noun, plural la·dy's-tress·es.(used with a singular or plural verb)
any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.
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Origin of lady's-tresses
First recorded in 1540â50
Words nearby lady's-tresses
Ladysmith, lady's-slipper, lady's-smock, lady's-thistle, lady's-thumb, lady's-tresses, Lady Washington geranium, Lady Windermere's Fan, Lae, laelia, Laemmle
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British Dictionary definitions for lady's-tresses
lady's-tresses
ladies'-tresses
noun
(functioning as singular or plural) any of various orchids of the genera Spiranthes or Goodyera, having spikes of small white fragrant flowers
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