MITERWORT

miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap

(noun) any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop’s miter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

miterwort (plural miterworts)

Any plant of the genus Mitella: slender perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter.

Anagrams

• mitrewort

Source: Wiktionary


Mi"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap. False miterwort, a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (Tiarella cardifolia).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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