mitrewort — also miterwort 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
mitrewort — /muy teuhr werrt , wawrt /, n. Chiefly Brit. miterwort. * * * … Universalium
mitrewort — noun any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop s miter • Syn: ↑miterwort, ↑bishop s cap • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑fairy cup, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
false mitrewort — širdžialapė tiarėlė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Uolaskėlinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Tiarella cordifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Tiarella cordifolia angl. false mitrewort; foamflower; heart leaf foamflower… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
false mitrewort — noun 1. plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana • Syn: ↑false miterwort, ↑Tiarella unifoliata • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member… … Useful english dictionary
miterwort — mitrewort mitrewort n. Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus {Mitella} having a capsule resembling a bishop s miter. [Also spelled {miterwort}.] Syn: miterwort, bishop s cap. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miterwort — noun any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop s miter • Syn: ↑mitrewort, ↑bishop s cap • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑fairy cup, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saxifragaceae — ▪ plant family the saxifrage family of flowering plants, in the order Rosales, comprising 36 genera of mostly perennial dicotyledonous herbs. The members are cosmopolitan in distribution but native primarily to northern cold and temperate… … Universalium
false miterwort — noun 1. plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana • Syn: ↑false mitrewort, ↑Tiarella unifoliata • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member… … Useful english dictionary
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary