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bishop's cap

bishop's cap noun: the plant miterwort.

Noun

bishop's cap (plural bishop's caps)

  1. The plant miterwort.
    • Therefore, at Pentecost, which brings
      The Spring, clothed like a bride,
      When nestling buds unfold their wings,
      And bishop's-caps have golden rings,
      Musing upon many things,
      I sought the woodlands wide.1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Prelude”, in Voices of the Night, Cambridge, Mass.: […] John Owen, →OCLC, page xi

Forms of bishop's cap

pluralbishop's caps

Questions about bishop's cap

What does bishop's cap mean?
Bishop's cap means the plant miterwort.
What part of speech is bishop's cap?
Bishop's cap is a noun.
What is the plural of bishop's cap?
The plural of bishop's cap is bishop's caps.

Words near bishop's cap in the dictionary

  1. Bishop Rock
  2. bishop sleeve
  3. bishop sleeves
  4. Bishop Wilton
  5. bishop wood
  6. bishop's cap
  7. Bishop's Castle
  8. Bishop's Cleeve
  9. Bishop's Clyst
  10. bishop's collar
  11. bishop's collars

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