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GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter

Examples

  • “The false mitrewort (_Tiarella cordifolia_) was in flower likewise, and the spur which is cut off Mount Willard by the railroad was all aglow with rhodora, -- a perfect flower-garden, on the monochromatic plan now so much in vogue.”

    Birds in the Bush

  • “_Tiarella_ had something to do with the matter) I felt at once that these must be the mitrewort (_Mitella diphylla_).”

    Birds in the Bush

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. miterwort
  1. bishop's cap

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. herbaceous plant
  1. Herb

hyponyms (4)

Words that are more specific

  1. five-point bishop's cap
  1. mitella pentandra
  1. fairy cup
  1. mitella diphylla

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