Mitella

noun

Mi·​tel·​la

mə̇ˈtelə

: a genus of low slender Asiatic and North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having opposite leaves and flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals and a superior one-celled ovary see miterwort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, headband, turban, diminutive of mitra

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