false mi·ter·wort /-ˈmaɪtɚ/
Mi·ter·wort n. Bot. Any plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap.
False miterwort, a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (Tiarella cardifolia).
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false miterwort
n 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]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
[syn: foamflower, coolwart, false mitrewort, Tiarella
cordifolia]