Mitella (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The mitella, also known as bishops' cap, is named for the shape of its calyx resembling a miter.
- Mitella plants produce small delicate flowers that often go unnoticed until they have finished blooming.
- It is recommended to grow mitella in moist woodland environments to replicate their natural habitat.
- Mitella has become popular in horticulture due to its unique foliage patterns and petals.
- Native Americans have used the roots of some mitella species for medicinal purposes.