mitra
noun
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
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mitra
1 American
[mahy-truh]
/ ˈmaɪ trə /
noun
Botany.
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the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
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a galea.
Mitra
2
American
[mee-truh]
/ ˈmi trə /
noun
Hinduism.
Etymology
Origin of mitra
1630–40; < Latin: head band; see miter
Example Sentences
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The recumbent figure of the Bishop is fully vested with a mitra pretiosa with pendent fillets.
From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)
Gyromitra is from gyro, to turn; mitra, a hat or bonnet.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
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