mitra

¹ American  

[mahy-truh] / ˈmaɪ trə /

noun

Botany.

1. the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.

2. a galea.

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Mitra ² American  

[mee-truh] / ˈmi trə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. the Vedic god of justice.

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Etymology

Origin of mitra

1630–40; < Latin: head band; miter

Example Sentences

"But from a purely economic and monetary standpoint, I doubt that it does much," Mitra added.

From Reuters

Aninda Mitra, head of Asia macro and investment strategy at BNY Mellon Investment Management said any intervention was "ultimately a political decision."

From Reuters

The BBC asked Mila Mitra, a former Nasa scientist and co-founder of Stem and Space, a Delhi-based space education company, to pick some of Chandrayaan-3's major findings and explain their significance.

From BBC

Ms Mitra explains that plasma refers to the presence of charged particles in the atmosphere which could hinder the radio-wave communication that Chandrayaan-3 is using.

From BBC

But the fact that it has managed to navigate safely around two craters shows that it's able to communicate really quickly with the command centre, Ms Mitra adds.

From BBC