ladies' tresses

1. An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers (synset 112104092)
   is a type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
   subtypes:

   • screw augur, spiranthes cernua - 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
   • hooded ladies' tresses, spiranthes romanzoffiana - 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; western United States
   • european ladies' tresses, spiranthes spiralis - European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
   belongs to: genus spiranthes, spiranthes - large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
   same as: lady's tresses

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