Meaning of MITERWORT
Pronunciation: | | 'mItur`wurt
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| Definition: | | [n] any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter |
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| Synonyms: | | bishop's cap, mitrewort |
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| See Also: | | fairy cup, five-point bishop's cap, genus Mitella, herb, herbaceous plant, Mitella, Mitella diphylla, Mitella pentandra | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mi"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
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}).
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