lady's traces Meaning, Definition & Usage

La"dy's tra"ces, La"dies' tress"es (Also<
  • Lady's traces
  • Ladies' tresses
)
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913