mitrewort

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī′tər wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•tre•wort  (mī′tər wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. Plant Biology, British Termsmiterwort.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•ter•wort  (mī′tər wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Mitella, of the saxifrage family, having a capsule that resembles a bishop's miter.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mitrewort. 
  • miter + wort2 1810–20, American.

'mitrewort' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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