mitrewort

Definitions of mitrewort
  1. noun
    any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
    synonyms: bishop's cap, miterwort
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    types:
    Mitella diphylla, fairy cup
    miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers
    Mitella pentandra, five-point bishop's cap
    small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado
    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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