| spir | an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers |
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| spir | similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
| spir | orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood |
| spir | European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers |
| spir | a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top |
| spir | any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea |
| spir | a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea |
| spir | any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form |
| spir | rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria |
| spir | any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form |
| spir | spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water |
| spir | the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East |