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LADIES' TRESSES

\lˈe͡ɪdɪz tɹˈɛsɪz], \lˈe‍ɪdɪz tɹˈɛsɪz], \l_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_z t_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of LADIES' TRESSES

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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