Mitrewort (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Mitrewort grew in the damp crevices of the rocks near the stream, its miter-shaped capsules visible to the keen observer.
- In the spring, the mitrewort bloomed in a shaded corner of the forest, its white flowers barely visible amidst the lush foliage.
- A colony of mitrewort thrived in the rocky outcropping, its delicate fronds and curious seed pods drawing the eye of the hiker.
- As the naturalist wandered through the forest, she noted the distinctive growth habits of the various plant species, including the stately mitrewort.
- In the old botany book, a woodcut of mitrewort accompanied the entry on woodland herbs, the intricate drawing capturing the essence of the plant's unusual beauty.