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ladies' tresses

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ladies' tresses (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. hooded ladies' tresses (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  3. nodding ladies' tresses (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)

ladies' tresses

noun pl but singular or pl in constr

Definition of LADIES' TRESSES

: any of a widely distributed genus (Spiranthes) of terrestrial orchids with slender often twisted spikes of white irregular flowers

First Known Use of LADIES' TRESSES

1548

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