Lady's traces \La"dy's tra"ces\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z tr[=a]"s[e^]z),
Ladies' tresses \La"dies' tress"es\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z
tr[e^]s"s[e^]z). n. (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.
[1913 Webster]