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

   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