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Noun: miterwort  'mI-tur,wurt
Usage: US (elsewhere: mitrewort)
  1. Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
    "The delicate flowers of the miterwort resembled tiny bishop's hats";
    - mitrewort [Brit, Cdn], bishop's cap

Derived forms: miterworts

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Mitella, Mitella

Encyclopedia: Miterwort