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English noun: genus Spiranthes

1. genus Spiranthes (plant) large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids


SynonymsSpiranthes


Broader (hypernym)liliopsid genus, monocot genus


Member holonymEuropean ladies' tresses, hooded ladies' tresses, ladies' tresses, lady's tresses, screw augur, Spiranthes cernua, Spiranthes porrifolia, Spiranthes romanzoffiana, Spiranthes spiralis, western ladies' tresses


Member meronymfamily Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae









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