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ladies' tresses

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
ladies' tresses (also lady's tresses)
▸ plural noun [usually treated as singular] a short orchid with small white flowers arranged in a single or double spiral, growing chiefly in north temperate regions.
Genus Spiranthes (and Goodyera), family Orchidaceae: several species, including the slender ladies' tresses (S. gracilis) of North America.