Variant: also mi · ter · wort
Pronunciation: ' m ī -t ə r- ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt
Function: noun
Date: 1771
: any of a genus ( Mitella ) of rhizomatous perennial herbs of the saxifrage family that bear a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Variant: also mi · ter · wort
Pronunciation: ' m ī -t ə r- ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt
Function: noun
Date: 1771
: any of a genus ( Mitella ) of rhizomatous perennial herbs of the saxifrage family that bear a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012