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/lay"deez tres'iz/, n., pl. lady's-tresses. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.[1540-50]
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lady's-tresses — [lād′ēztres΄iz] n. LADIES TRESSES … English World dictionary
lady’s tresses — ● lady … Useful english dictionary
lady's-tresses — /lay deez tres iz/, n., pl. lady s tresses. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers. [1540 50] … Useful english dictionary
lady's tresses — noun an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers • Syn: ↑ladies tresses • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑screw augur, ↑Spiranthes cernua … Useful english dictionary
lady's tresses — plural noun [usu. treated as sing.] a short orchid with small white flowers. [Genus Spiranthes.] … English new terms dictionary
lady's tresses — /leɪdiz ˈtrɛsəz/ (say laydeez tresuhz) noun any of several species of orchid with erect twisted spikes of small flowers belonging to the genus Spiranthes, as S. sinensis …
creeping Lady's-tresses — šliaužiančioji sidabriukė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gegužraibinių šeimos augalas (Goodyera repens), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Goodyera repens angl. creeping Lady s tresses vok. kriechendes… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lady'stresses — lady s tresses pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Variant of ladies tresses. * * * … Universalium
Lady — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners associated with this (cf. GENTLEMAN). b (Lady) a title used by peeresses, female relatives of peers, the wives and widows of knights, etc. 2… … Useful english dictionary
lady — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners associated with this (cf. GENTLEMAN). b (Lady) a title used by peeresses, female relatives of peers, the wives and widows of knights, etc. 2… … Useful english dictionary
