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ladies' tresses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
ladies' tress-es
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Phrases

Spiranthes arcisepala M.C. Pace (2017) – Appalachian ladies'-tresses Spiranthes australis Lindl. – Austral ladies tresses Spiranthes bightensis M.C. Pace (2021) – Atlantic ladies'-tresses Spiranthes brevilabris Lindl. (1840) – Texas ladies'-tresses Spiranthes casei Catling & Cruise (1974) – Case's ladies'-tresses Spiranthes cernua Rich. (1817) – nodding ladies'-tresses Spiranthes delitescens Sheviak (1990) – reclusive ladies'-tresses Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak (1984) – Ute's ladies'-tresses

Synonyms

lady's traces lady's tresses

Questions

What does ladies' tresses mean?
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.

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