MITERWORT


Meaning of MITERWORT in English

/muy"teuhr werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

any 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 .

[ 1810-20, Amer.; MITER + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .