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miterwort

miterwort noun: any plant of the genus Mitella, slender perennial herbs with flower slightly resembling a bishop's miter of the arctic and temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.

Noun

miterwort (plural miterworts)

  1. Any plant of the genus Mitella, slender perennial herbs with flower slightly resembling a bishop's miter of the arctic and temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.

Forms of miterwort

pluralmiterworts
alternative formmitrewort

Origin of miterwort

From miter + wort.

Words formed from miterwort

Questions about miterwort

What does miterwort mean?
Miterwort means any plant of the genus Mitella, slender perennial herbs with flower slightly resembling a bishop's miter of the arctic and temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is miterwort?
Miterwort is a noun.
What is the plural of miterwort?
The plural of miterwort is miterworts.

Words near miterwort in the dictionary

  1. mitered
  2. miterer
  3. miterers
  4. mitering
  5. miters
  6. miterwort
  7. miterworts
  8. mites
  9. mitey
  10. miteys
  11. Mitford

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