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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.
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• 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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SHTIK
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