miterwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
    mitrewort; bishop's cap.

WordNet


Mi"ter*wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap.

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