miterwort

[mahy-ter-wurt, -wawrt]

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Mitella, of the saxifrage family, having a capsule that resembles a bishop's miter.

Also especially British, mi·tre·wort.

Origin of miterwort

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; miter + wort²

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British Dictionary definitions for miterwort

miterwort

noun

the US spelling of mitrewort

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