Lady's traces \La"dy's tra"ces\, Ladies' tresses \La"dies'
tress"es\ (Bot.)
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.
ladies' tresses
n : an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often
twisted spikes of white flowers [syn: {lady's tresses}]