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mitrewort

[mahy-ter-wurt, -wawrt]
noun Chiefly British.
  1. miterwort.
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miterwort

[mahy-ter-wurt, -wawrt]
noun
  1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Mitella, of the saxifrage family, having a capsule that resembles a bishop's miter.
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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 mitrewort

mitrewort

US miterwort

noun
  1. any of several Asian and North American saxifragaceous plants of the genus Mitella, having clusters of small white flowers and capsules resembling a bishop's mitreAlso called: bishop's-cap
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miterwort

noun
  1. the US spelling of mitrewort
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